A pandemic of Mondays
Today’s newsletter is going out early, because I know you poor office-bound souls are suffering horribly without your Gchat on this snowy Monday afternoon. Gchat, for the record, is also having a “case of the Mondays,” per an unhelpful corporate tweet. So apparently there's a pandemic or something. Moving on!
1. Everyone’s favorite symbol of millennial narcissism is actually an expression of power and consent. So argues Jenna Bragner of the humble selfie (!), whose theoretical basis -- she says -- echoes in conflict photography from Guantanamo to Lebanon.
2. Hashtags are #underrated as a cultural form. They’ve changed the way we think! We rap! We discuss irony! (This story is actually a week old, but so good I’m sharing it anyway. Sorry, I’m #notsorry.)
3. Hate actually. (But why?!)
Earthquaaaake! (Thanks KTLA.)
Postscripts: Hot in herre. Lady pints. Shareable feelings. Antisocial networks. Why you should probably Google yourself and why you shouldn't dismiss "Internet slang." Today, in bad inventions: sex-quantifying apps, puppy-nose lenses, Ryan Gosling leggings, brusselkale.
Until tomorrow,
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