Kill Tony, The White Lotus Gift Shop, and Gen Z Surveillance

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Kill Tony, The White Lotus Gift Shop, and Gen Z Surveillance

Welcome back to my column, where I take you on a tour of what’s happening in the culture—high and low, online and off. There’s a lot to think about this week, including the Girl Boss Space Mission, The White Lotus’s gift shop, a new photography exhibit at the Met, and the 24 hour surveillance state Gen Z can’t imagine living without. It’s an honor to be your safari guide.’Kill Tony Did Not Kill on NetflixYou'll remember, from the last election c…

How Many NY Times Journalists Does It Take to Write 500 Words?

Here’s my latest arts & culture briefing—with news and views you probably won’t find elsewhere. I’m covering a lot of ground today:Famous musicians setting up on OnlyFans;Trouble at The White Lotus;Pay-to-play in the book review business;More signs of an artist backlash against tech;A dead composer who still makes new music;Crimes Mark Zuckerberg is committing with my books;And other sundry topics and opinions. But first, let’s turn to the New Y…

The third season of the series found, between archetypes and recurring themes, between brilliant and failed notes, new options for wealthy guests of the fictional hotel chain to avoid thinking about home. The post The White Lotus: sympathy for privilege appeared first on Free Letters.

Still Buffering: The White Lotus

This week on Still Buffering, we're checking into the luxurious and mysterious White Lotus. Will we survive? Mix up your favorite protein shake and join us as we discover that rich people can have problems too. Music: “Baby You Change Your Mind” by http://nouvellas.bandcamp.com/ Source