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Spare Us The Sanctimony: The Gross Hypocrisy of Online Media in the Nude Photo Leak

It seems to me that we are entering a new phase in our media culture online. It’s post-gossip, post-snark and
By Ryan Holiday

Snark and Smarm — the Metier of an Empty Generation

It doesn’t shock me that after a slow and growing backlash against snark and vitriol online, some of its worst
By Ryan Holiday

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