The Princess and the GirlbossFeb 23why is every new disney female protagonist being pigeonholed into the girlboss archetype? Kat Rosenfield
Eat, Pray, CringeJun 13elizabeth gilbert’s pointless self-cancellation perpetuates a destructive trend toward censorship in publishing, but also hints at a hopeful vibe shiftKat Rosenfield
Free Mexico!Jun 12pirate wires #142 // a new founding myth emerges from the smoldering remains of waymos, rioting gives way to alternate reality, media fragmentation, and our future will be policed, or it will be gatedMike Solana
Study Finds LLMs Biased Against Men in HiringJun 20all the major models recommended female over male candidates in a recent study by ai researcher david rozadoAshley Rindsberg
GoonpocalypseJul 22pirate wires #143 // xAI’s new artificially intelligent companion (prostitute?), the isolating tendencies of technology, and the absence of a future vision paves tech’s road to hell (and goonbots)Mike Solana
Censorship for ProfitSep 16inside the quietly growing industry of companies dedicated to fighting “misinformation,” “disinformation,” and “narrative attacks,” whose primary customers are western governments and global brandsAshley Rindsberg