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Good news: I’ve Found the Worst Listicle On Writing Ever.

Ever wake up in the morning, check the phone, and greet the day thinking “oh good, now I have a nemesis”? Recently, I’ve develop something of a morbid fascination with the gaping spiritual abyss of what I call “Nontent”: Listicles, articles, and blog posts so shamelessly devoid of passion, effort…

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Good news: I’ve Found the Worst Listicle On Writing Ever.
Good news: I’ve Found the Worst Listicle On Writing Ever.

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Dear Trump Voters: This Is Why You Lost

(TRIGGER WARNING: This is long and it’s all your fault. I tried to keep this as short as possible, but being able to make a list of all the reasons Donald Trump lost reelection small enough to fit on the Internet requires the same advanced Swiss particle accelerator CERN used…

Trump

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Dear Trump Voters: This Is Why You Lost
Dear Trump Voters: This Is Why You Lost
Trump

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Trump’s Not A “Master Showman.” He’s a Moron That Speaks Fluent Jellyfish.

(TRIGGER WARNING: This article will involve illegal wrestling moves that bring unprecedented shame to the Squared Circle. Also I’m going to rag a bit on The Undertaker, whose Safe Space is a dumb coffin.) Like you, I’m beyond done talking about Donald Trump. It’s not just that he’s a miserable…

Trump

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Trump’s Not A “Master Showman.” He’s a Moron That Speaks Fluent Jellyfish.
Trump’s Not A “Master Showman.” He’s a Moron That Speaks Fluent Jellyfish.
Trump

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RIP Qanon. You Were The Only Conspiracy Worthy Of The Trump Years.

Speaking of Barack Obama eating babies, let’s talk about Qanon. I know this is late. If you’re anything like me, the first couple dozen times you heard the word “Qanon,” your first reaction was a resigned sigh and “throw it in the pile.” And there’s no shame in that. Compartmentalization…

Qanon

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RIP Qanon. You Were The Only Conspiracy Worthy Of The Trump Years.
RIP Qanon. You Were The Only Conspiracy Worthy Of The Trump Years.
Qanon

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Jul 30, 2021

From Minstrel to Martyr and Back Again: Shifting Critical Perspectives on Uncle Tom’s Cabin

PORTFOLIO SAMPLE CONTEXT: Formal literary research paper (MLA formatting) exploring how the story of Uncle Tom’s Cabin came to develop its modern notoriety. REASON FOR INCLUSION: Solidly researched academic paper that presents a clear argument involving a complex, sensitive issue in a compelling manner. From Martyr to Minstrel and Back…

Uncle Toms Cabin

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Uncle Toms Cabin

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Jul 29, 2021

Percival Everett’s “Erasure” Is The Best Novel About Race In America Of The Past Decade. It’s Also Not About Race In America.

PORTFOLIO SAMPLE ORIGINAL TITLE: Money Is Everything: The Brilliantly Banal Cynicism Of Everett’s Erasure REASON FOR INCLUSION: Mostly to draw attention to this criminally underrated satire of racial narratives in America. Percival Everett’s Erasure is a work of myriad ambiguities, but when it comes to the role race plays in…

Erasure

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Percival Everett’s “Erasure” Is The Best Novel About Race In America Of The Past Decade.
Percival Everett’s “Erasure” Is The Best Novel About Race In America Of The Past Decade.
Erasure

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Jul 29, 2021

A Critique Of A Critique: Exploring The Limitations Of Subjectivity In German Aesthetic Theory

PORTFOLIO SAMPLE ORIGINAL TITLE: Hegel, Nietzsche, and Sadomasochistic Morgan Freeman: The Role of Subjectivity in German Aesthetic Theory CONTEXT: Academic literary analysis piece critiquing the varying aesthetic philosophies of several great German philosophers: Kant, Hegel, and Nietzsche. REASON FOR INCLUSION: The same reason anybody brings up the aesthetic theories of…

Philosophy

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A Critique Of A Critique: Exploring The Limitations Of Subjectivity In German Aesthetic Theory
A Critique Of A Critique: Exploring The Limitations Of Subjectivity In German Aesthetic Theory
Philosophy

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Jul 29, 2021

Career Paths Inspired By A Pharaoh In His Underwear: The Essay That Got Me Into UCLA

PORTFOLIO SAMPLE CONTEXT: Successful application essay for UCLA’s undergrad program. REASON FOR INCLUSION: This is a funny, true look at my personal history with English literature. …

Portfolio

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Career Paths Inspired By A Pharaoh In His Underwear: The Essay That Got Me Into UCLA
Career Paths Inspired By A Pharaoh In His Underwear: The Essay That Got Me Into UCLA
Portfolio

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Feb 25, 2021

Republicans Are In Talks To Form A New Party
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Caren White

This is projection. Pure projection. And I don't mean that as an insult.

This is projection. Pure projection. And I don't mean that as an insult. I think the hardest part of 2016 was wrapping our minds around the brutal reality that, by virtually every conceivable metric, Americans are worse people than we thought. And we never saw ourselves as naive, sheltered, or…

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Feb 25, 2021

RIP Qanon, Part II: Q Is Terrible At Everything

Compliment sandwich time: It is genuinely impressive how Q has managed to serve as a sort of Mance Rayder figure that’s able to cobble together an uneasy alliance of warring Internet tribes defined by their shitty people skills: Conspiracy theorists, Incels, racists, Sovereign Citizens, serial killers, probably inflation fetishists, anybody…

Qanon

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RIP Qanon, Part II: Q Is Terrible At Everything
RIP Qanon, Part II: Q Is Terrible At Everything
Qanon

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