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Interviews, op-eds, and Rowling
Here's what's been happening
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Getting Ratio'd on Twitter
Apparently, I'm a "sociopath."
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Jan 19
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‘Mrs. Fletcher’: Revenge Porn for Woke People
I’ve taken at least a dozen showers since I binge-watched HBO’s limited series, Mrs. Fletcher, and I still haven’t managed to scrub away the ickiness.
Ben Appel
Dec 8, 2021
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Schmanifesto
My grad school writing professor told me to prepare a manifesto to read aloud to the class. Here's what I wrote.
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Dec 2, 2020
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Example 7 Billion of Why Clickbait is Dangerous
Earlier today, when I noticed that the actress Rose Byrne was trending on Twitter, I figured it was for either one of two reasons: Byrne…
Ben Appel
May 2, 2020
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The Tragic Gay Legacy of Madonna’s Most Famous “Vogue” Performance
It was 1990, the year of the Hubble Telescope and the World Wide Web, of Pretty Woman and Dick Tracy. It was the year of “Vogue.”
Ben Appel
Apr 29, 2020
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We Need to Talk About ‘Ma’
Quarantine from COVID-19 means screening the films I missed last year — and reading them to filth.
Ben Appel
Apr 3, 2020
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Want to Save America? Stop Tweeting.
By cancelling people on social media, we are cancelling ourselves.
Ben Appel
Nov 5, 2019
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Want to Save America? Stop Tweeting.
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