Friends,
This is just a quick note to say that Entertainment, Weakly is “back.” Starting Tuesday, September 9 — with a lengthy piece about critics in response to
’s wonderfully optimistic essay, which you can read here — we’ll resume our regular rotation of essays on books, movies, culture, politics, technology, and human behavior. Most importantly, this means I am reactivating paid subscriptions, and if you have a paid subscription (thank you!), you may receive a charge on your account in the next few days. Please do not call the police.What’s in store for Season Two? Here’s a peek at the pipeline:
The pan-criminal society of the US
UX design as potential for resistance via friction
The revolution was televised, as it turned out
Don’t wait for the rich to privatize everything
Anne Carson’s poem The Glass Essay has much to teach us, as a novel
Sometimes we need a charm
Food on Star Trek
Can a novelist write mid-century drag?
And more <3
Happy September, and happy autumn. We all know the fruit is ripest before it rots and I won’t pretend otherwise, so let’s eat.
-P


welcome back >:)
wow, SO excited for all these topics!!! I always look forward to your newsletters and I'm excited for all of these (maybe especially UX design and friction? and the Anne Carson one?)