New unified theory of american reality dropped

+ “The Life of a Showgirl” reviews worth reading

I had a dream the other night that I sat next to Zohran Mamdani at lunch and the sheer force of his charisma was like the sun; I couldn’t look at him directly. God I would have made such a sick Greek priestess.

Today’s links involve Bari, Taylor, The Atlantic, Bob Ross, and one really good tweet.