Matthew Yglesias's Blog, page 87

The Christian Right’s New Legal Strategy Against Same Sex Marriage

Wedding websites for me but not for thee.

Online for the Holidays

What we love and hate about the internet during the holiday season.

Punk Was Preceded by Pub Rock and Power Pop.

The bands that spawned punk and new wave had only their back-to-basics ethos in common—they wanted to bring ’50s and early-’60s economy to ’70s rock.

A Detailed Review of the Sex Scenes in Netflix’s Latest Steamy Literary Adaptation

The new Lady Chatterley’s Lover is surprisingly explicit—except that it leaves out the book’s most scandalous part.

No One Can Bear the Spectacle of Kanye West

And yet no one can turn away, either.

My Son Protested a Horrible School Tradition in Precisely the Wrong Way

Parenting advice on protests gone wrong, awful aunts, and oversharing moms.

What About All the Other Nazis on Twitter, Elon?

Musk made the right move here—but it also happens to be another manifestation of his flailing governing style.

Why Roberts and Kavanaugh Got So Furious at Biden’s Solicitor General

Elizabeth Prelogar dared to challenge federal courts’ power while arguing before the justices. They were not pleased.

Everyone Judges Me for Being a Trophy Wife

They say our relationship is unfair.

The Facial-Expression Scandal That Blew Minds Across the Atlantic

Turn my what upside down?