Matthew Yglesias's Blog, page 13

Help! My Aunt Is Demanding an Apology for Not Being Invited to My Wedding. But She Knows Why.

This woman cannot be serious.

Elon Musk Had an Extremely Hardcore Week

Things happened at all of his businesses. Most of them were not good.

Donald Trump May Actually Need Nikki Haley in the Race

Per usual, the man is caught between what he wants to do and what is strategic.

The World Bank President stepped down amidst climate change controversy. Who will replace him?

Slate Money talks World Bank leadership, train derailments and bad ads.

The Influencer Even Skeptics Love

Emma Chamberlain has taste, and a personality.

Tucker Carlson’s Dominion Text Messages Are a Thing of Beauty

One said it was “shockingly reckless” to accuse Dominion of fraud without some proof, which he insisted, “there isn’t.”

The Horrifying Netflix Hit That Actually Gets Our Obsession With Our Phones Right

Red Rose is horrifying, but then again, so is the way we suckle at the teat of technology.

That Deranged Bing Chatbot May Try to Wreck Your Marriage, but It Won’t Wreck Microsoft’s Business

Users don’t exactly have good things to say about the new A.I. feature. But they’re talking.

The Worst Prisons in the U.S. Have the Most Smuggled Cellphones

The complicated ecosystem of contraband smartphones in prison.

My Mother Constantly Manipulates Me by Exploiting My Greatest Fear

Parenting advice on worst fears, abusive exes, and absentee mothers.