CBS News Talks 'Leave Me Behind' + Phetasy Digest
Bridget’s CBS Spot | Kanye and the Genius/Asshole Matrix | The Fighting Irish | Bridget on The Free Press | Elnathan John Talks Satire and Culture | Sane Women Stand Up | Male Kardashians
I know we talked about Artemis last week, but how about those pictures of the Moon? Breathtaking. There are a lot of songs about the Moon and space flight and the cosmos, but for some reason, this one feels like the best expression of what Artemis II accomplished this week: “Into the Mystic” by Van Morrison.
Have a good weekend, Pham!
CBS NEWS
Should older generations care if Gen Z likes them?
Bridget talks to CBS News about her viral piece “Leave Me Behind,” which got picked up by The Free Press.
DUMPSTER FIRE - EPISODE #304
Every Man Falls Into One Of These Four Categories
Bridget Phetasy introduces the Genius/Asshole Matrix — the male version of the Hot/Crazy Matrix — and explains the Tortured Genius Line that separates icons from idiots. Plus, the UK just banned Kanye West from the Wireless Festival while looking the other way on grooming gangs, Kanye sold out two nights at SoFi Stadium for $33 million, Louis CK landed a Netflix special, and cancel culture is having an existential crisis. Why does genius buy forgiveness — and how much asshole can it cover?
WALK-INS WELCOME - EPISODE #385
The Death of Shame and the Collapse of Culture | Elnathan John
Bridget Phetasy sits down with Elnathan John, Nigerian satirist and author of Becoming Nigerian, for a wide-ranging conversation about what happens when an entire culture loses the ability to feel shame. Elnathan argues that the effectiveness of satire is directly proportional to a society’s capacity for shame—and right now, that capacity is bottoming out everywhere from Lagos to Washington.
DUMPSTER FIRE - EPISODE #305
Why Ireland is Finally Exploding
Ireland just deployed its army against protesting farmers and truckers who are blockading motorways and the country’s only oil refinery. The government taxes fuel at 60% — and instead of negotiating, they sent in troops. Bridget Phetasy sits down with Dr. Eoin Lenihan, author of “Vandalizing Ireland,” to break down how Ireland became a corporate tax haven for Big Tech, abandoned its own people, and is now on the brink of serious civil unrest.
Leave Me Behind
Mar 29
I caught clips of Tucker Carlson interviewing Nick Fuentes, and the thing that struck me was the body language. Here was a man who had the biggest show on cable news, who once commanded an audience of 5 million adults, sitting across from a twenty-something New-Age shock-jock with the energy of a guy trying to impress his son’s friends.
A Love Letter to the Sane Women Holding It Down
Mar 22
I’ve been wanting to write this for a while because, more often than not, I find myself doomscrolling, screaming “NOT ALL WOMEN!” It seems like most of the women represented in media are, for lack of a better word, insane. I blame the algorithms for elevating the craziest of us. So this is for you—the woman reading this who has been quietly holding it t…
THE DAILY WIRE
America Tried To ‘Fix’ Men For Two Decades. Here’s What It Got Instead.
America spent two decades trying to “fix” masculinity. It nearly broke the country — and the guys who complained the loudest about it turned out to be the ones with the least ability to fix it. America needs manly men — not men who are afraid of their masculinity, and not men who only talk about it.
THE SPECTATOR
Meet the male Kardashians
What happens when the Internet’s Groypers gather in Miami Beach for a night of “slay gurl” partying? Reality TV, the likes of which have never been seen.
