Prince Rogers Nelson, in his long and brilliant career, meant many, many things to many, many people. How can you choose what he meant to you? Find your own angle on everyone’s loss with the Prince Thinkpiece Generator. Hit the button to explore the possibilities.
What is “privilege?” Privilege is when a 23 year-old can turn his time working at a falafel takeout joint as a teenager into a Washington Post think piece about challenging his own privilege and not think the world will say, “Hey, fuck off.”
When questions of civil rights, or inequality, or discrimination arise, we are often reminded that we are supposed to be striving for an ideal: the ideal of meritocracy, where everyone rises and falls on their own merits. Take a moment to consider the problems with our ideal.
Atlantic writer Ta-Nehisi Coates, who is something of a public intellectual himself, today declares that MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry is "America's foremost public intellectual." Hmm.
The internet is a rough and tumble place. To survive here, you must be rough and tough, steady under fire, thick-skinned. That's why most bloggers are known to be dashing but intimidating "tough guy" types, menacing to dudes but irresistible to women. Sadly, not everyone is cut out for this harsh environment.
The last time overeducated lit mag n+1 wrote a big think piece about a blog, they chased all the smart people away from this here website forever. Now, n+1 is back with yet another in their peerless "How to Overthink Things on the Internet That, In Actuality, Have Little if Any Overarching Theme or Philosophy." This…
Jeff Gordiner tries to tease out the societal impact of The Real World in Details this month, and he mostly succeeds. I'm all for affixing big ideas onto shallow pop culture, the bigger and more out-there the better. Gordiner says that this reality show most in need of disinfectant "ushered in a New America"! One in…
