Blogs
Culture Desk
The Warm Glow of the Blog-Rock Era
The return of Voxtrot evokes a longing for the vanished musical ecosystem of blogs and MP3s.
By Peter C. Baker
Shouts & Murmurs
Excerpts from Poseidon’s Boat Blog
Thanks for reading, but don’t correct my grammar, lest I strike ye down in a whirling rage with briny bilge and orca innards!
By Lillian Stone and Evan Allgood
American Chronicles
The Challenge of Going Off Psychiatric Drugs
Millions of Americans have taken antidepressants for many years. What happens when it’s time to stop?
By Rachel Aviv
A Reporter at Home
The First Family of Memes
At home with the married couple behind the funniest accounts on Instagram.
By Sheila Yasmin Marikar
Dept. of Aggressive Stupidity
The Brilliant Fake News of “LiarTown”
Photoshop virtuoso Sean Tejaratchi’s new book spoofs “aggressive stupidity”: “Shit Weddings,” “Diaper Horse.”
By David Owen
Annals of Media
Trolls for Trump
Meet Mike Cernovich, the meme mastermind of the alt-right.
By Andrew Marantz