Jia Tolentino

7/8/16

Bye, I Hate It

I moved to New York two days before starting work at Gawker in the fall of 2014. When I walked up the stairs to the…

6/29/16

Tfw A Florida Cat Fucks Up Big Time

Aw!

6/28/16

All the Greedy Young Abigail Fishers and Me

Years ago, I helped Abigail Fishers get into college in Texas. That was my job: I “tutored” entitled teenagers…

6/15/16

Interview With a Woman Who Recently Had an Abortion at 32 Weeks

Elizabeth* is 35. She grew up in the South, currently lives in Brooklyn, and has been married for two years. After a…

6/14/16

How to Bleach Your Black Hair Blonde in Just 6 Hours and For a Mere Few Million Bucks

Just kidding, it didn’t cost that much, but I would advise you to eat a big meal before your first long appointment,…

6/10/16

Does Your Belief in Equality Extend to Where You Send Your Kid to School?

Nikole Hannah-Jones, a writer who is defining the landscape of education journalism, has written a landmark story at…

6/9/16

A Spice Gull Is a Seagull Who Fell Into a Vat of Chicken Tikka Masala

“Weak End at Bernie’s” is a pretty good headline, but it’s got nothing on “Spice Gull,” the phrase used by the Guardi…

6/6/16

What Is the Use of Addressing a Headline to Men?

For your consideration, from the last week: the Washington Post’s “A shocking number of college men surveyed admit…

6/3/16

28 Percent of Sanders Campaign Donations Come From People Who Aren't in the Workforce

The Los Angeles Times did an exceedingly detailed analysis of the nearly 7 million donations to the Bernie Sanders…

6/2/16

Sweet Jesus, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's #StayWoke Shirt Is Incredibly Embarrassing

A Twitter-branded #StayWoke T-shirt: a truly powerful message from Jack Dorsey, the CEO of a company with a 3…

5/31/16

After Being Called Out, Trump Hastily Donates the Veterans' Aid Money He Said He'd Already Donated

In January, neo-fascist real estate golem Donald Trump skipped a Fox News debate to hold a fundraiser for veterans’…

5/25/16

Britney Spears Has Been Doing Some Reading

If this quote, Instagrammed Wednesday by one Britney Jean Spears, makes it seem like our favorite smiler bought a…

5/25/16

Please Enjoy This Video of the Turkish Parliamentary Brawl Set to Minor Threat

If you’re a Turkish lawmaker with ties to Kurdish militants, there’s nothing minor about the threat of losing your…

5/25/16

I Strongly Identify With This Pig Running in a Hailstorm

On Saturday, in Billings, Montana, it hailed, and I lit out for the territory ahead of the rest.

5/24/16

David Brooks Writes Column Titled 'Why Is Clinton Disliked?' That Does Not Contain the Word 'Woman'

Buckle up, buddies: our dreaded Laramie is back in the fucking game.

5/23/16

Donald Trump, Climate Change Denier, Is Trying to Protect His Golf Course From Climate Change

Donald Trump, a piece of shit whose only conviction is that he always deserves to win, has engaged in some truly…

5/17/16

Columbia Student Disappears to 'Get Away From It All,' Reappears in East Williamsburg

Well, the good news is that 19-year-old Columbia student Nayla Kidd has been found after mysteriously disappearing…

5/16/16

Just Like Us, Geri Halliwell Thought A Little Life Could Have Used an Editor

Geri Horner, née Halliwell, has given a delightfully scattered interview to the Guardian, in which an attempt to…

5/13/16

RIP Nashville, Where No One Ever Stayed Happy

After four seasons, Nashville, a show that offered few concrete reasons to love it but tricked many of us into…

5/11/16

What Was YACHT's Best-Case Scenario in Their 'Leaked Sex Tape' Publicity Hoax?

By now, due to their fake leaked sex tape and the acidic rinse cycle of internet news that we all grit our teeth and…

Jia Tolentino's posts

Bye, I Hate It

Tfw A Florida Cat Fucks Up Big Time

All the Greedy Young Abigail Fishers and Me

Interview With a Woman Who Recently Had an Abortion at 32 Weeks

How to Bleach Your Black Hair Blonde in Just 6 Hours and For a Mere Few Million Bucks

Does Your Belief in Equality Extend to Where You Send Your Kid to School?

A Spice Gull Is a Seagull Who Fell Into a Vat of Chicken Tikka Masala

What Is the Use of Addressing a Headline to Men?

28 Percent of Sanders Campaign Donations Come From People Who Aren't in the Workforce

Sweet Jesus, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's #StayWoke Shirt Is Incredibly Embarrassing

After Being Called Out, Trump Hastily Donates the Veterans' Aid Money He Said He'd Already Donated

Britney Spears Has Been Doing Some Reading

Please Enjoy This Video of the Turkish Parliamentary Brawl Set to Minor Threat

I Strongly Identify With This Pig Running in a Hailstorm

David Brooks Writes Column Titled 'Why Is Clinton Disliked?' That Does Not Contain the Word 'Woman'

Donald Trump, Climate Change Denier, Is Trying to Protect His Golf Course From Climate Change

Columbia Student Disappears to 'Get Away From It All,' Reappears in East Williamsburg

Just Like Us, Geri Halliwell Thought A Little Life Could Have Used an Editor

RIP Nashville, Where No One Ever Stayed Happy

What Was YACHT's Best-Case Scenario in Their 'Leaked Sex Tape' Publicity Hoax?