Matthew Yglesias's Blog, page 19

Help! My Girlfriend Dumped Me Because I’m Super Hot.

She said she doesn't usually date guys as physically attractive as me.

My Mom Just Does Not Get Why Her House Is Not Fit for Kids

Parenting advice on grandparenting, secondhand smoke, and in-laws.

How a New Film About Trans History Shatters the Documentary Format

Framing Agnes interrogates ideas like “framing” and “casting” even as it deploys them.

Think You’re Pretty Smart? Prove It With This Week’s Quiz.

You want more quizzes? Roger that: We’ve got a fresh one for you.

A Reporter Whose Beat Is Philly Sports Fans Explains Why They’re Like This

A “jawnalist” tells all.

​​Much Younger Men Keep Pursuing Me Online—and They Have the Same, Startling Fantasy

It always begins the same way.

I Rewatched One of the Most Beloved Shows of the Century. We All Missed How Gay It Was.

I don't care if you think it's the most hetero show ever made—I found queerness in Friday Night Lights, and so can you.

Remember That Larry David Crypto Ad? Here’s How Much Money It Lost People.

Tallying the losses after last year’s Super Bowl crypto-advertising bonanza.

Help! I Am Struggling With an Overwhelming Desire to Become Amish.

But am I ready to make the leap into that 19th century life?

I Started CrossFit at 10 Years Old. Fifteen Years Later, It Still Dominates My Relationship With Exercise.

I was desperate to understand what I had really been taught.