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Is the Celebrity Profile Dead?
Plus: a premature eulogy for the internet’s favorite holiday.
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Jakob Cansler

March 2024

Enemies of the People
Extinction Rebellion got a lot of attention for its protest during a Broadway play. At what cost?
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Jakob Cansler
Special Edition: March Madness
Vibe power rankings and a special bracket to get you ready for the tournament.
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Jakob Cansler
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The Allegory of the Dune
Why thinking of Dune as an allegory does it a disservice. Plus: Country music.
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Jakob Cansler
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Special Edition: Ranking the Oscar Noms
Cansler Culture does rankings, now. We're hip like that.
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Jakob Cansler

February 2024

Greece, Gays, Greats, Golf
Greece legalizes same-sex marriage, which is apparently a win for Alexander the Great (among others).
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Jakob Cansler
Gen-Z’s Harry Potter?
Percy Jackson, Taylor Swift’s new album cover, that sports streaming bundle, Usher, and more
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Jakob Cansler

January 2024

Anatomy of a Fall, and of the Word “Snubbed”
Oscar nominations, Anatomy of a Fall, trials as performances, and the best TV series not on TV
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Jakob Cansler
Political(?) Sports & Gay(?) Cinema
Thoughts on American sports fans' political leanings, Saltburn, Maestro, and All of Us Strangers. Plus that NYT Taylor Swift op-ed.
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Jakob Cansler

October 2023

The Information Landscape’s Fracturing Is On Full Display
Online conversations about the Israel-Hamas war show how fractured our information streams have become
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Jakob Cansler
Good Broadway Musicals Make for Bad Global South History
The musicals “Here Lies Love” and “Evita” both try to engage with Global South political histories—emphasis on “try.”
Taylor, Travis, and Doja: Commanders of the Attention Economy
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are celebrities who follow the rules. Doja Cat might have a problem with that.
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Jakob Cansler
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