Megan Garber
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Links: January 2019
The Leaked Louis C.K. Set Is Tragedy Masked as Comedy
Over the years, C.K.’s comedy evolved, as any comic’s will, but at their best and most well known, his jokes were about interrogating himself as a means of interrogating American culture. As C.K. shuffled uncomfortably on stages and sets, clad in rumpled T-shirts and slouchy dad jeans, he served as his own act’s useful idiot: C.K., author and character at once, played the privileged guy… See more →
Links: August 2016
Could Women Be Trusted With Their Own Pregnancy Tests?
They had me sign my rights away for $1,” Ms. Crane told me. She never did get that dollar.
Meanwhile, in most areas of the United States, women still need permission from a doctor to buy birth control pills, even though they are arguably safer than a lot of other drugs now sold over the counter and there are very few health risks involved. It’s true… See more →
Links: May 2016
A Final Visit With Prince: Rolling Stone’s Lost Cover Story
“All of us need to be able to reach out and just fix stuff. There's nothing that's unforgivable.”
The Contributions of Others: A Session with Jeremy Keith
“I’ve found that on the web, it’s best to assume nothing. That might sound like a scary prospect, but it’s actually quite liberating. Giving up on “pixel-perfect” control doesn’t mean giving up on quality. Quite the opposite: it… See more →
Links: February 2016
The NYPD Is Kicking People Out of Their Homes, Even If They Haven’t Committed a Crime
“It’s an action about a place. It’s not about people,” says the NYPD, as it evicts innocent people from their homes.
The Lives and Lies of a Professional Impostor
“I think he doesn’t know where the lies stop and the truth starts anymore.”
Everyone Hates Martin Shkreli. Everyone Is Missing the Point
Last fall, Derek Lowe, a chemist and… See more →