Articles in Frivolity & Amusement

The Dictionary of Capitalism

Translating contemporary euphemisms.


Isaac Chotiner Interviews Historical Figures

The infamous New Yorker interviewer takes on history’s monsters and rogues.



Some Curses To Put On Jonathan Franzen

Powerful incantations for a most insufferable man…



The Electric Chair for Ideas

The spirit of bloodlust that dominated politics during the Reign of Terror is not so distant from us today…


More Fun New Face Filter Apps

The fun isn’t done until all your data has been collected…


An Oral History of Cryptid Currency

Even mythological creatures have had to adapt to the gig economy…


A City’s Shopping List

What will your city buy when its billionaires are expropriated?


Who Goes Nazi? Office Edition

When push comes to shove, which of your coworkers will go fash, and which would never?


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