Telling the Bees

The Year of Pathetic Men

Dispatches from loserdom: are stories about bad men meant to indict or inoculate them from further critique?

Feb 2 • Tell the Bees

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January 2026

They're Studying Business (I Study the Floor)

On Industry's handling of race, DEI, and identity

Jan 18 • Tell the Bees

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December 2025

2025: The Year Everything Broke

The year dating/industry/the economy/reality tv broke

Dec 31, 2025 • Tell the Bees

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All the Hits, Darling

My favorite TV, articles, and songs of 2025 + 17 links

Dec 22, 2025 • Tell the Bees

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2025: The Year Men Broke

The year in men: soft boys, alienated boys, angry boys, performative boys

Dec 15, 2025 • Tell the Bees

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November 2025

Three Years of American Cheating

On morality, likability, cheating scandals, and stans

Nov 30, 2025 • Tell the Bees

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Q3 Reading Roundup and Link Drop

21 book reviews + links and analysis!

Nov 12, 2025 • Tell the Bees

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October 2025

Hammer Horror

Why are so many movies about addiction now?

Oct 31, 2025 • Tell the Bees

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Stans, Stats, and Sounds: The Big Business of Hits

I asked Chris Dalla Riva, who listened to every no 1 song in history, about Taylor Swift and stan culture

Oct 22, 2025 • Tell the Bees

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Shall I Be Mother?

Difficult moms in the news, a taxonomy of bad moms in fiction

Oct 8, 2025 • Tell the Bees

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September 2025

False Gods

Elizabeth Gilbert's new memoir combines Goop and AA + gay discourse and seeking

Sep 23, 2025 • Tell the Bees

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On the Origins of Self-Loathing

The new Trauma Plot, addiction narratives, Purpose, and parenting

Sep 4, 2025 • Tell the Bees

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