Sublime

Susan Sontag criticizes, Norman Mailer, a notable writer and commentator on the women’s liberation movement, regarding his use of the term “lady writer.” She deems this label as patronizing, as it diminishes a writer's identity to their gender. This clip is from “Town Bloody Hall” (1979), a documentary film directed by Chris Hegedus and D.A.... See more

What are the women of pop music up to this summer? Being brats, Spencer Kornhaber writes. ⁠ ⁠ It may sound like an insult, “but when the hipster diva Charli XCX titled her new album ‘Brat’ … she crystalized a cultural mood: Seeming a little immature, a little selfish, a little nasty, has taken on an air of glamour,”... See more

The Messy Girl Appeal explained. From the 1920s flappers, 1970s hippies, to the indie sleaze girls of the late 2000s and early 2010s, the messy girl has always been a rejecter of norms. She’s messy. She’s interesting. Mysterious. She doesn’t seem to fall in line with society’s standards or... See more

Brands, take note – in a ChatGPT world, the occasional mistake is a refreshing reminder that real writing can be perfectly imperfect. Turning to AI might provide a wad of text in a heartbeat, sure, but you can’t beat a living, breathing, messy human being. What’s more, a new study by MIT warns that leaning too hard on... See more