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Displaying all articles tagged:
Hot Takes
hot takes
Sept. 1, 2023
I’ll Say It: The Beach Sucks
Bathing in poop-infused salt water is not my idea of a good time.
By
Danielle Cohen
hot takes
Feb. 14, 2022
In Defense of Conversation Hearts
Sweethearts will always be my favorite part of Valentine’s Day.
By
Olivia Truffaut-Wong
hot takes
Dec. 16, 2021
Please Don’t Make Me Go to an Office Holiday Party
Unless I am being paid to attend.
By
Mia Mercado
hot takes
Nov. 24, 2021
All the Houses in
Selling Sunset
Are … Kinda Ugly?
In honor of the season-four premiere, let’s look at some of the most heinous decor featured on this show.
By
Mia Mercado
hot takes
Nov. 18, 2021
Turkey: No
Keep that perverse bird away from my table.
By
Mia Mercado
hot takes
Oct. 31, 2019
All of Prince’s Pop-Culture Hot Takes From His New Book,
The Beautiful Ones
He thought we needed a new word for what Beyoncé does.
By
Justin Curto
hot takes
Mar. 23, 2019
Diana Ross Quotes Her Own Song While Defending Michael Jackson
“This is what’s on my heart this morning.”
By
Devon Ivie
hot takes
Jan. 25, 2019
Does Matthew McConaughey Know He Was in the Greatest Movie Ever?
Justice for
The Wedding Planner
!
By
Ella Cerón
hot takes
Oct. 1, 2018
Donald Trump Jr. Says Kavanaugh Hearings Make Him Worried … for His Sons
“When I see what’s going on right now, it’s scary.”
By
Madeleine Aggeler
theories
Sept. 20, 2018
Writer: Maybe There Are Two Brett Kavanaughs, and the Bad One Is Somewhere Else
She suggested that perhaps a look-alike was behind the alleged sexual assault.
By
Gabriella Paiella
Dec. 11, 2017
The
Star Wars
Prequels Should Have Fewer Human-Sized Aliens
A hot, science-based take.
By
Rachel Handler
Nov. 7, 2017
Trump: Lax Gun Laws Actually
Saved
Lives in Texas Church Shooting
The president argues that if America had “extreme vetting” for gun buyers, then “instead of having 26 dead,” you might “have had hundreds more dead.”
By
Eric Levitz
hot takes
Apr. 14, 2017
Why Is
Girls
(Literally) So Hot?
The constant sweatiness fits in nicely with the show’s larger preoccupations.
By
Kathryn VanArendonk
select all
July 15, 2016
Your Guide to This Week’s
Pokémon Go
Think Pieces
There’s a lot of opinions out there.
By
Brian Feldman
last night on late night
Jan. 22, 2016
Stephen Colbert Discusses HBO’s
Sesame Street
Two “I Not Like”s way down.
By
Halle Kiefer
hot takes
Aug. 17, 2015
Jane the Virgin
’s Gina Rodriguez on Criticism From Latinos
“I think that women should uplift women. I think that cultures should uplift cultures.”
By
Gina Rodriguez
As told to
Kathleen Hou
je suis charlie
Jan. 8, 2015
A Guide to
Charlie Hebdo
Opinions
Freedom of speech, Islamophobia, and Orientalism.
By
Katie Zavadski