The intimate relationship between meat and masculinity


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In the ancient Greek mythological text, Theogony, Hesiod narrates the coming of Gods into the universe that was originally in a state of chaos. Within this chaos comes a series of stable, analogous, mutually constitutive antitheses. These antitheses — night vs. day, human vs. divine and disorder vs. order (to name a few) can be […]

Facebook ad policies cripple open discourse


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Facebook is relatively transparent about why you see certain advertisements. Any user can go into “Ad Preferences” and see how Facebook targets its ads. For example, Facebook thinks I will be interested in, and therefore more likely to click on, ads that concern Beyoncé, Postmates and irony. The New York Times  this week brought to […]

By Chloe hits LA


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Calling all vegans, vegetarians, food-lovers or east-coast natives: the infamous By Chloe (which has been featured in Vogue, The Food Network, PopSugar, Nylon and the New York Times) has come to LA – and let me tell you, it’s here to stay. With two locations in NYC (and two more on the way!), and two […]

Current coaches not fit for big games


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I don’t think Clay Helton can beat Alabama. Of course, it won’t be just Helton out there on Saturday against the Crimson Tide. It’s not a chess match between him and Nick Saban. Coaches can only do so much. But I don’t think Helton is the kind of coach who will lead USC to victory […]