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Intrusive Thoughts

Who Would Lead a Palestinian State? Vice President JD Vance’s Question and the Reality on the Ground

As the UN moves closer to recognizing Palestine, Vance asks who would govern. The answer lies in the erased Palestinian civil leadership beyond Hamas.

By Staff writer • 3 min read

Intrusive Thoughts

Who Would Lead a Palestinian State? Vice President JD Vance’s Question and the Reality on the Ground

As the UN moves closer to recognizing Palestine, Vance asks who would govern. The answer lies in the erased Palestinian civil leadership beyond Hamas.

By Staff writer • 3 min read

Culture Index

When the Canceler Gets Canceled: Omndi and the Price of Accountability

Recho Omondi has always been fashion’s sharpest thorn. Before she ever picked up a microphone, she was a designer—an insider who understood the industry’s textures and silences. But it was with The Cutting Room Floor, the podcast she launched in 2018, that she became notorious. Fashion had

By Staff writer • 2 min read

Culture Index

From Folklore to Viva Las Vegas: What Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Tell Us About America’s Cultural Volume

From Folklore’s whispered poetics to Travis Kelce howling “Viva Las Vegas,” Swift’s arc mirrors America’s descent — from dignity to spectacle, from restraint to something louder, messier, and frankly a little gross.

By Staff writer • 4 min read

It's Time; Netanyahu, We Need to Talk

On the unfortunate coincidence of a prime minister's name, media nicknames, and the mathematics of human suffering.

By Staff writer • 3 min read

Culture Index

Bad Art, Good Taste: Why We're Obsessed with Cultural Disasters

From Tommy Wiseau's masterpiece of awfulness to viral TikTok fails, our love affair with terrible art reveals something profound about human nature.

By Staff writer • 5 min read

End of Times Digest

Canada and UK Set September Deadline for Palestine State Recognition – Why the Long Wait Changes Everything

Canada and the UK announce September 2025 timeline for Palestinian state recognition, joining a global shift that challenges US policy and Israeli diplomacy amid ongoing Gaza crisis.

By Staff writer • 2 min read