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Chipping away at the inscrutability of modern life, popular culture, and how we feel about both.
A writer I adored when I my politics were progressive; a writer I admire, still. Her stance is predictable, yet, her subject matter is always relatable. I feel like she's my twin sister on the far side of the aisle.
News and features by best-selling author and reporter Matt Taibbi, in an independent package molded after I.F. Stone's Weekly. The site contains investigative journalism, satirical commentary, and the America This Week podcast with novelist Walter Kirn.
What a grand champion looks like. First place for great reporting. First place for cleverness and creativity. The only place for hot takes on current events. Prepare to arrive at the end of his pieces well-informed, and don't be surprised because you laughed the whole way.