Warren EpsteinThe co-opting of the term “woke” by the right has been clever and effective.Changing “woke” from a positive to a negative is like the opposite of the queer community embracing the main slur that had been slung at…4 min read·Mar 6, 2023----
Warren EpsteinPool Party“Are you allowed to smoke in here?” I asked as Mom lit her Salem, sitting up on the chaise lounge. I worried that she’d catch her nursing…4 min read·Jan 17, 2022----
Warren EpsteinThe Matrix Resurrections Took the Pill That Makes You Small.And why I still loved it.5 min read·Dec 23, 2021----
Warren EpsteinDon’t Blame 2020. WE Did This.Dave Barry’s hilarious tribute/eulogy to 2020 notwithstanding, this has got to stop. Fetishizing a random celestial cycle and blaming it…3 min read·Dec 27, 2020--1--1
Warren EpsteinThe 10 Series That Got Me ThroughI have to begin here giving a shout out to “Tiger King.” It wasn’t great television. It was a curiosity. It drew us into an underbelly of…5 min read·Dec 20, 2020----
Warren EpsteinFour Seasons: The Phone Call“Four Seasons Total Landscaping, can I help you?”1 min read·Nov 27, 2020----
Warren EpsteinI WantYou To Do Me a Favor, Though(The following is entirely fictional, and any resemblance to tyrannical presidents or GOP election officials is purely coincidental.)2 min read·Nov 23, 2020----
Warren EpsteinThe Asymmetry of Political BullshitThe left has its bullshit. Don’t get me wrong. We practically invented it. We espouse these truths to be self-evident, that every problem…4 min read·Aug 9, 2020----