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#50: The Issues and Joys of a Faith Practice (+Links Roundup)

Also this week in culture/progressive politics/media: Party culture, elephant seals, writing advice, and foreign affairs.

Jan 16 • Elle

Bonus: Elle's December Media Roundup

A bonus post for the new year.

Jan 13

#49: A Reflection on a Weeklong Tech Detox in the Caribbean (+Links Roundup)

I went to Nassau and tried to be normal again. Also this week in culture/progressive politics/media: Viral poetry, the Imperial Radch trilogy, and an…

Jan 9

I Might be Too Morally Uptight for New York Times’s The Ethicist

Community care is also an ethical principle last time I checked

Jan 6 • Elle

#48: Are the Republicans Vibe-Shifting? (+Links Roundup)

Also this week in culture/progressive politics/media: A long-overdue news update.

Jan 2 • Elle

Cultural Criticism

I Might be Too Morally Uptight for New York Times’s The Ethicist

Community care is also an ethical principle last time I checked

Jan 6 • Elle

The Top Shortage: Desiring vs the Desire to be Desired

Unpacking the phenomenon that haunts the hallowed halls of historically women's colleges

Dec 16, 2025 • Elle

Joining the War on Relationship Anarchy on the Side of Relationship Anarchy

I'm not polyamorous but I believe in their beliefs

Nov 11, 2025 • Elle

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Media Criticism

The Death of Monster of the Week

The old genre staple is dying, and we need to bring it back.

Dec 23, 2025 • Elle

A Comprehensive Autopsy of Game of Thrones

Featuring a comprehensive rewrite of season eight.

Dec 9, 2025 • Elle

The Sexual Values of Romantasy and the Alpha Dom Man Boner

Not trying to cancel you guys, just saying that I'm very bored

Nov 25, 2025 • Elle

Reviewing

Social

Political Writing

"Shut the Fuck Up, Leftists" Is Not a Political Stance

No matter how many centrists use it as their defining political belief, a tactic is not an ideology.

Dec 2, 2025 • Elle

The Jewish Antizionist vs. Antisemitism Allegations

Do we think that the self-hating Jew accusation is getting old yet, or...

Nov 18, 2025 • Elle

Everyone Is Too Afraid of Gender

Feminism need not be afraid of celebrating womanhood or criticizing colonialism; it's the best place to do it.

Nov 4, 2025 • Elle

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