The journal

April 2026

Pop culture 7 min read Apr 30, 2026

Richard Gadd Keeps Casting Himself as the Man Being Watched

Half Man arrived this spring. The anti-hero era never ended; it just learned to look at itself.

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Pop culture 7 min read Apr 9, 2026

Spider-Man was the first gig worker on television. We just didn't have the word for it yet.

A skinny twenty-something photographs himself nearly dying, walks five blocks to the only buyer in town, and gets lowballed by a man who profits from his peril. The…

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