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Professor. Sociologist. NYTimes Opinion Columnist. Books: THICK, LowerEd. Forthcoming: 1)Black Mothering & Daughtering and 2)Mama Bears. Beliefs: C.R.E.A.M. + the internet ruined everything good + bring back shame. ā€œI’m just here so I don’t get fined.ā€

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Published: September 21, 2026 17:52

They do still exist! I tried going back to agent once. It didn’t work out. I think the agents now aren’t the agents of yore — the real ones all retired. What we have now are a mashup of travel influencers and stealth MLMers? But YMMV!! [contains quote…

Published: September 21, 2026 17:33

Minimum three screens. My monitors, my phone and a third tablet or laptop screen. A different app or website or document on each screen and one screen entirely dedicated to just the calendar [contains quote post or other embedded content]

Published: September 21, 2026 17:24

If people knew what it takes for me to book a trip somewhere they’d be thrilled if I ever showed up for anything. I have to pre-plan by writing all the travel details out longhand Take a coffee (or stronger) Schedule time to book the travel Sit down…

Published: September 20, 2026 20:12

We just did our ritual rewatch of The Last Dance and it really is hard to imagine Jordan doing this, even though he was/is a serious gambler. Not because he is more ethical but he wouldn’t compete for attention with an app! [contains quote post or other…

Published: September 20, 2026 16:50

This has gotten worse in the last decade or so. It’s become difficult to talk with people I genuinely like. And the moral binary of typical/divergent has codified into the belief that it’s more important for people to talk than it is for others to feel…

Published: September 20, 2026 13:47

Right, then those decision makers aren't moving from panic. They are transforming it into something else, presumably because panic isn’t conducive to their strategic goals — which i believe is what I said. What Nobel winners are panicking in your world? …

Published: September 20, 2026 13:37

Panic and fury are not the same thing. That’s why I used one word and not the other. this also responds to something that isn’t happening — it’s not that people aren’t furious; it’s that they are. And they are organizing around it. Manufactured panic is an…

Published: September 20, 2026 13:11

I danced for three-plus hours straight at The Roots concert plus the Questlove afterparty. happy to report that my hip flexors are tuned to the gods. I’m unstoppable. After coffee. And hormones. And protein. And an eye mask. But unstoppable!!

Published: September 20, 2026 00:15

This is wild because I’m at NC Folk Fest watching, among others, The Roots for free. I have run into several people who know me. One is from junior high school and we truly do look so much better now. šŸ˜‚ [contains quote post or other embedded content]

Published: September 19, 2026 15:43

There is one meaning in the context of the argument I made. I don’t need to consider the secondary, less common usage when doing so won’t change my argument. it’s a fun fact for some people but not necessary to most. [contains quote post or other embedded…

Published: September 19, 2026 15:26

The nomenclature moved from scientific context to marketing when the technology moved from military to consumer markets and politics. I take the name as it is now used and not how it originated. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

Published: September 19, 2026 14:38

Big Tech is using panic to suck the air out of the room just as people are demanding transparency and accountability for the sector’s egregious, monopolistic overreach into every facet of our lives. My latest column with bonus track …

Published: September 17, 2026 20:26

The problem is the first thing she said publicly was, ā€œa win is a win.ā€ Well, one of the problems. Shame didn’t kick in until that news coverage did. She didn’t just have an unavoidable body function. She kept going and initially kind of bragged about…

Published: September 17, 2026 19:30

We have a string puppet program at UNC and it is unironically fun and popular. They have puppet shows at an outdoor atrium in what I’ve learned is the classic British style. It’s a fun afternoon. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

Published: September 17, 2026 13:27

So, I know what this stuffy nose and I know what it means. I’m not new to this. I get sick the first month and the last month of every academic year. Tell me why, then, I’m still just powering through meetings with a box of kleenex in my handbag instead of…

Published: September 16, 2026 13:47

There is a fun convo on IG about these photos. My first gut response was, ā€he looks like Iggy Pop.ā€œ Unpacked that a bit — the shadows in that the first photo is supposed to highlight his flat abs. But it also looks like a hernia. realized that what I was…

Published: September 15, 2026 20:17

Girl, you’re welcome for that attention. I didn’t deride your difference. I marveled at your seemingly total naĆÆvetĆ© about other people’s subjective experience of the world being distinct from your demands of them. [contains quote post or other embedded…

Published: September 15, 2026 18:20

Okay so I pitched a cultural piece about the resurgence of gothic incest in pop culture and the attending politics of white power and eugenics. Admittedly, it was too niche. Anyway Musk’s dad apparently has two kids with his stepdaughter and I’m sure…

Published: September 15, 2026 15:29

I know this is sincere. It just blows my mind how people cannot imagine a person being…different from themselves. I mean, the answer is they aren’t you and they are making choices based on their needs and preferences. That’s always the answer. [contains…

Published: September 14, 2026 16:10

I have a cousin who was constantly putting me on game with ways that I could get out of my J-O-B and not do all that ā€œsmart shit cuz.ā€ I finally explained to them that I LIKE all the smart shit, did in fact choose to do it for a living, and I am very…

Published: September 14, 2026 12:38

This is one of the best documentaries that I've seen in a very long time. It balances poetic storytelling with expository heft. Even if you know the historical arc, this film likely adds depth to your cultural analysis of who is a zombie and why we make…

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