Archive - the gnostic gossip

Silence, Surveillance and the Failure of American Universities

What I learned from writing about pro-Palestine campus protests.

Mar 3 •

December 2024

America's Empathy Crisis Goes Deeper Than Luigi Mangione

Empathy is a collective value, not just an individual choice.

Dec 17, 2024 •

October 2024

Trust Me, Kamala Harris Doesn't Want Chappell Roan's Endorsement

The Harris Walz campaign is paying young progressives dust

Oct 4, 2024 •

August 2024

What Does 'It Ends With Us' Actually Say About Domestic Violence?

For this troubled film, behind-the-scenes drama is an unwelcome distraction

Aug 21, 2024 •

July 2024

The TikTok 'Soft Life' is a Lie

how tradwives conceal the labor that makes their lifestyle possible

Jul 25, 2024 •

March 2023

Harry Styles: The Post-Modern Celebrity

The curse of likability strikes again

Mar 7, 2023 •

January 2023

There's Something About Harry (& Meghan)

The couple may be dropping “bombshells,” but what are they blowing up?

Jan 13, 2023 •

September 2022

Is Loot The Most Terrifying Show on TV?

Either way I'll be watching

Sep 14, 2022 •

June 2022

The Myth Of Vanishing Masculinity

The fallacy in Jubliee's video "Is Masculinity Disappearing In America?"

Jun 3, 2022 •

September 2021

Green Goddess Girlboss

Celery juice, conspiracy, and what lies between

Sep 30, 2021 •

July 2021

Second Thoughts

Welcome to second thoughts by me, Sophie Hayssen.

Jul 25, 2021 •

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