Culture
The Mighty Thor and the Failure of Masculinity
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There are plenty of options for pushing back on this culture of weak man-children using anger to puff themselves up. One of them is to turn to myths of mighty Thor.
Living
Opinion: Greta Thunberg, Misrepresentation, and Ásatrú Climate Change Ethics
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As in the Ziggy Stardust song from more than a half-century ago, we’re simultaneously surrounded by evidence of catastrophic climate change and absolutely unwilling to make the necessary changes to mitigate it.
Living
Opinion: It Feels Too Musky in Here – or Why I Left Twitter
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I was one of those people that loved Twitter. Oh, sure it had its problems, as they all do. But for the most part I found it to be not only the most informative and easy to navigate, but also the most fun. Then Elon Musk came.
Culture
My Week on WitchTok
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I watch Mhara Starling explore Ikea with a hilarious and exuberant wonder. The Witch of Southern Light jokes about the “cursed candy” accusation from Christians. It’s delightful and unserious. “I hope some of these people get comedy writing jobs.”
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Generation X and Technology: From Dumb Terminals to Death Threats
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“By adopting the tried and true American marketing language of freedom and free speech, they rally ready troops who giddily cheer them on, even when (or especially when) they’re shutting down accounts of those who criticize them.”