Shockingly, the former reality TV villain—a Republican in a Democratic stronghold who has never held a ‘real’ job and has zero political experience—won’t be facing current L.A. mayor Karen Bass in this year’s mayoral election. But I don’t think this is the last we’ll see of him, or the new breed of celebrity politicians he represents

In her non-fiction debut, Go-Between Girl, the author blends family history with deeply-researched insight on indentured servitude, and the lingering effects of this exploitative system of labour.

When a Trinidadian author won a literary prize that included publication in prestigious lit mag Granta, the internet exploded with allegations that it was AI-generated. And tbh, it probably is—but that’s not the worst part.

An extra-long list of And Did You Hear About recommendations, from Pitchfork’s very harsh, very fair review of Chris Brown’s new album, Brown, to a recap of the recent pap smear discourse that took over my X feed.