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London Failing
I somehow didn’t read Patrick Radden Keefe’s smash hit New Yorker article about the mysterious death of Zac Brettler, so I came to his new smash hit…
Jul 24
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Ben Sixsmith
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The Case for Growing the Hell Up
I may shock and appall some of my readers here but I generally avoid using slurs.
Jul 21
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Ben Sixsmith
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Death, Survival and Joy Division
The singer Ian Curtis, of the band Joy Division, would have turned 70 this week had he not killed himself in 1980 at the age of 23.
Jul 19
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Ben Sixsmith
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Why It Is Almost Always Wrong to Celebrate Death
Any time a politically divisive figure passes away — and I mean “divisive” in the narrow sense of dividing opinion — it feels like we have to have an…
Jul 15
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Ben Sixsmith
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How Not To Be an Opinion Columnist
This one will be self-indulgent.
Jul 11
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Ben Sixsmith
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Is Jordan Peterson Taking Place?
Jordan Peterson disappeared from public life — for the second time — more than a year ago.
Jul 6
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Ben Sixsmith
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The Elon Problem
I’ve tried to like Elon Musk.
Jul 3
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Ben Sixsmith
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Words That Make Me Far More Annoyed Than They Should
There we are — enjoying a lovely conversation.
Jul 3
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Ben Sixsmith
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A Love and Hate Letter to America
If there’s one thing Americans love, it’s foreign people — and especially British people — telling them about their country.
Jul 2
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Ben Sixsmith
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June 2026
June Diary
Hello, Obligatory shilling.
Jun 30
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Ben Sixsmith
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Narcissism and Nihilism
Most artists hope to leave a legacy.
Jun 26
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Ben Sixsmith
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The Rise and Rise of Third Worldism
Last night, I was thinking about death.
Jun 25
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Ben Sixsmith
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