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June 8, 2016
Alex Shephard
Does Literary Criticism Have a Grade Inflation Problem?
Lit Hub's new ratings site exposes the flaws in the wider culture.
June 8, 2016
Alex Shephard
Watch literally everyone on CNN own Jeffrey Lord over and over again for 20 minutes.
June 6, 2016
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump knows who the real racists are.
June 3, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Is the press getting sick of Trump?
June 1, 2016
Jeet Heer
The (David) French Connection
Why Bill Kristol's bewildering pick for a #NeverTrump presidential candidate makes a certain amount of sense.
May 31, 2016
Alex Shephard
This is what it looks like when the press holds Donald Trump accountable.
May 31, 2016
Ryan Kearney
The Radiohead Racket
The real mystery behind Thom Yorke's lyrics: How come everyone thinks they're so profound?
May 27, 2016
Jeet Heer
Peter Thiel’s Revenge Against Gawker Is Neither Justice Nor Philanthropy
May 25, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Gawker is still paying the price for its old way of doing business.
May 24, 2016
Alex Shephard
Is someone trying to bankrupt Gawker?
May 18, 2016
Elspeth Reeve
Can Megyn Kelly Become the Taylor Swift of TV News?
Her Donald Trump interview was her latest play for mainstream success—and she's got something Katie Couric doesn't.
May 17, 2016
Jeet Heer
How Donald Trump Plans to Crash Through the Media’s Gatekeepers
He's poised to mainstream the most lurid anti-Clinton conspiracy theories you can (or can't) imagine.
April 28, 2016
Elspeth Reeve
Don’t buy the media’s self-aggrandizement disguised as self-loathing. We write about Trump because he’s interesting.
April 26, 2016
Aaron R. Hanlon
What the P.C. Left Is Doing Wrong in Language Debates
April 22, 2016
Elspeth Reeve
That sexist article on conservative women being “so pretty” is actually a step forward for humanity.
April 19, 2016
Adam Peck
As plagiarism scandals go, this is a weird one.
April 18, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
What was the website?
April 12, 2016
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump is holding the New York Observer hostage.
March 25, 2016
Joshua Kendall
Have We Ever Had a President Like Donald Trump?
Yes, we have—but you have to go back to the nineteenth century.
March 22, 2016
Alex Shephard
Denton: Hulk Hogan sued Gawker to prevent tapes of him saying the n-word getting out.

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