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2025 102

  1. No match for history
  2. The evolving beauty of Sony’s Dream Machine
  3. What we're reading
  4. My favorite Dirt
  5. Invisible architecture
  6. War of the worlds 🛸
  7. Run club 🏃‍♂️
  8. What we're reading
  9. Load-bearing leisure
  10. Slop as a way of life
  11. Our fall archive 🍂
  12. What feels like writing but isn't?
  13. A conversation with Casey Lewis
  14. Happy victims
  15. Luxury without history?
  16. Back to cool 😎
  17. State of Dirt
  18. Fad world
  19. Good tennis reads 🎾
  20. A prayer for fandom
  21. Aug 14, 2025Mom says it’s my turn on the desktop Clone x Night Gallery
  22. Aug 13, 2025Software as a styleA wearable desktop.
  23. Aug 09, 2025Relinquishing authority A conversation with Reggie James.
  24. Aug 05, 2025Clone x ChippedPlus, what we're reading.
  25. Aug 03, 2025Sloppy A conversation with Rax King.
  26. Jul 25, 2025Inside Blamo! A conversation with Jeremy Kirkland.
  27. Jul 19, 2025Never post 🤫+ Our favorite Icks
  28. Jul 10, 2025Information AgeYou can't write life to scale.
  29. Jul 09, 2025Summer bucket lists 🪣Plus, our July/August playlist.
  30. Jul 04, 2025Three design stories 🍸 With Nika Simovich Fisher.
  31. Jul 01, 2025Invisible Nightlife🌛The latest from your favorite pop-up Dirt series.
  32. Jun 30, 2025Win a Girl Moss hatFollow Ick on Instagram.
  33. Jun 29, 2025🥵 SUMMER MERCH SALE 🥵Everything MUST go.
  34. Jun 24, 2025AI is the new animalPet shop toys.
  35. Jun 23, 2025Need a summer book? 🏖️Our picks for every occasion.
  36. Jun 16, 2025Introducing "Ick"In defense of creative complaining.
  37. Jun 09, 2025Curbside violetsIntroducing...Nosegrab.
  38. Jun 06, 2025In defense of friction An interview with Kyla Scanlon.
  39. Jun 04, 2025An antidote to regretOne author's year of celibacy.
  40. May 31, 2025Weekend edition | 5.31The smell of the internet + Clone links we loved
  41. May 24, 2025Weekend edition | 5.24 The best of Clone.
  42. May 23, 2025What does the internet smell like?Wrong answers only.
  43. May 15, 2025🚨 Last chance 🚨 Brown Dirt hatsGoing gone...
  44. May 10, 2025Weekend Edition | 5.10The best of Clone.
  45. May 09, 2025Get dressed by CloneA digital fashion collab with Tribute Brand.
  46. May 08, 2025Come party with us 🍹 Celebrate Clone in Brooklyn.
  47. May 07, 2025Meet Clone.fyi 🐑
  48. May 06, 2025Flash hat vote 🧢Which color should we bring back?
  49. May 04, 2025Weekend Edition | 5.4In the fog.
  50. May 02, 2025Bread and magazinesAn interview with Lux's Sarah Leonard.
  51. May 01, 2025The Way We Work - $1,000 prizeFrom Dirt and Lux magazine.
  52. Apr 26, 2025Weekend Edition | 4.26Springxiety.
  53. Apr 21, 2025The Girls rewatchEveryone loves it (now).
  54. Apr 19, 2025Weekend Edition | 4.19A$AP Rocky, açai and an offer you can't refuse.
  55. Apr 18, 2025Irrational hospitality “Luxury is a reflection of the zeitgeist.”
  56. Apr 14, 2025Brand sillageLet it linger.
  57. Apr 11, 2025Retro Tech pt. 2Supply chain edition.
  58. Apr 07, 2025Are the 80s back?Plus, the history of Diego Rivera’s Anahuacalli.
  59. Apr 05, 2025Weekend Edition | 4.5Are the 80s back?
  60. Apr 04, 2025Retro Tech pt. 1The possible project.
  61. Apr 01, 2025WallcreepingI Spy a Sterling Ruby.
  62. Mar 28, 2025Barnes & Noble’s indie rebrand With parallels to nonprofit movie theater initiatives.
  63. Mar 27, 2025The Fence across the pondStarting a magazine is an act of optimism.
  64. Mar 23, 2025Weekend Edition | 3.23 Brat Pack revival, tiramisu helmets and more.
  65. Mar 15, 2025Weekend reading | 3.15Texas lottery arbitrage, old Vanity Fair rates and more.
  66. Mar 14, 2025Dark mode theory A conversation with Edmond Lau.
  67. Mar 13, 2025Podcasts as lorecasts What Severance gets right about fandom.
  68. Mar 11, 2025Welcome to the BlankverseA new home for books coverage at Dirt. 📚
  69. Mar 10, 2025LaddermaniaThe quintessential American gimmick.
  70. Mar 07, 2025Shibuya MeltdownPassing out in public.
  71. Mar 05, 2025Movie rouletteLeave it to chance.
  72. Mar 05, 2025Our new contributorBack to our roots.
  73. Mar 03, 2025Radicalized by Bandcamp"The goal is to construct something that can outlast all of its members."
  74. Feb 28, 2025Briefly notedNight time, Notes time.
  75. Feb 26, 2025Show Don’t TellSwimming in the culture.
  76. Feb 25, 2025Mammalian e-girls"It got memed into being something."
  77. Feb 24, 2025I Love Shopping"Everything is simultaneously old and new with me."
  78. Feb 21, 2025TreatleritesCustomer service, or customer servitude?
  79. Feb 20, 2025Fauxliage"We have to contend with these manufactured landscapes."
  80. Feb 19, 2025Win a zine!Links and a 30-second survey.
  81. Feb 18, 2025Worst Movie EverTurn it off.
  82. Feb 17, 2025In walks my noseThe search for the future body.
  83. Feb 14, 2025Shelf life"Like a really sexy data manager"
  84. Feb 13, 2025An IKEA bookshelf’s third comingThe third time may not be the charm.
  85. Feb 12, 2025Highly Sensitive PeopleAn aristocracy of the considerate.
  86. Feb 11, 2025Post-internet artThe last avant-garde
  87. Feb 11, 2025The White Album In memory of Rutherford Chang, 1979-2025
  88. Feb 03, 2025Scene report: Twombly“One more cup of wine for our remaining happiness.”
  89. Jan 23, 2025Sublime SeveranceA mid-century wasteland.
  90. Jan 23, 2025Come celebrate Notes! 🥂Our NYC book launch.
  91. Jan 22, 2025Remembering David Lynch"Your Laura disappeared... It's just me now."
  92. Jan 20, 2025AntimemeticsPro book sales
  93. Jan 17, 2025The Cheese Brigade"She just wanted to be left alone"
  94. Jan 16, 2025Introducing...Notes 📱🗒️The first book from Night Gallery and Dirt.
  95. Jan 15, 2025Two Fairy TalesOnce upon a time
  96. Jan 15, 2025Marfa totes - GOING GONE 🪻Plus, some essential links.
  97. Jan 13, 2025Our Funeral"I am his descendant and of course it isn’t easy to be a descendant."
  98. Jan 11, 2025Two Fairy TalesOnce upon a time
  99. Jan 09, 2025Girl Moss Hats - RESTOCKING SOON 🌿🌿🌿
  100. Jan 07, 2025Studied style+ links
  101. Jan 03, 2025The Age of Deer 🦌"An eerie analog for our own existence"
  102. Jan 01, 2025Y2K Essays on the future that never was.

2024 192

  1. Dec 30, 2024Who am I in spoon form? "Not exactly a fancy restaurant, but not a diner, either."
  2. Dec 26, 2024Beep beep 🚗Dirt with the most traffic.
  3. Dec 20, 2024Oops! Weekend linksBack to you shortly.
  4. Dec 20, 20242025 Subscription Launch Art reveal and year in review.
  5. Dec 19, 2024Dirt’s Best of 2024 🏅Reader’s choice.
  6. Dec 18, 2024Debunking ZIRPWhich came first, millennial-focused startups or millennial taste?
  7. Dec 16, 2024Gas Station Order"Are we there yet?"
  8. Dec 10, 2024GrottocoreThe people yearn for the grotto.
  9. Dec 10, 2024Reader's choice 🗳️Highlighting the best of Dirt 2024.
  10. Dec 06, 2024Buy the Dirt x MPR tote bag Support local radio!!
  11. Dec 04, 2024Brain rot The essential Dirt reading list.
  12. Dec 02, 2024Everything Is FlubberGoo-on-goo action
  13. Nov 29, 2024A writing exercise And some weekend reading.
  14. Nov 27, 2024Our gift guide pt. 2It's the most wonderful time of the year
  15. Nov 25, 2024Our gift guide pt. 1It's the most wonderful time of the year.
  16. Nov 22, 2024An oral history of BOMB"With BOMB, it was artist to artist."
  17. Nov 21, 2024GobsmackedBy Martha Stewart, of all people.
  18. Nov 20, 2024The Sleep Mask“I am so sorry for being insane.”
  19. Nov 18, 2024Man of the yearWhere have all the sad boys gone?
  20. Nov 14, 2024Didion & BabitzMoonwalking into the future.
  21. Nov 13, 2024A Cartography of LettersReturn to sender.
  22. Nov 12, 2024Who is “chat”?The internet is creating a gap between dialects.
  23. Nov 11, 2024Notes App EpiphaniesOn the modern diary.
  24. Nov 07, 2024The Milk Pan“Things would have to be elevated from now on.”
  25. Nov 06, 2024Suzanne and LouiseThrough a famous nephew's eyes.
  26. Nov 05, 2024DourifiansOnly Brad Dourif fans.
  27. Nov 04, 2024Sexy can I?Victoria’s Secret and the business of female fantasy.
  28. Nov 01, 2024Rich Beyond Our Wildest Dreams"I put God in a can! Don’t you get it?"
  29. Oct 31, 2024The Fox SkullWhat is a god?
  30. Oct 30, 2024Just doing my job
  31. Oct 29, 2024Friday the 13th in BlairstownWhen a town becomes a museum.
  32. Oct 28, 2024Tasteland Live ShowYou're invited...
  33. Oct 25, 2024Get a Dirt subscription for you and a friendAn exclusive $20 offer 🍄
  34. Oct 24, 2024Dig into Dirt for $20!Plus a bonus gift 💝
  35. Oct 24, 2024Support Test For Referrals (v2)
  36. Oct 22, 2024Join Dirtyverse for $20 🍄Dirtlings only
  37. Oct 21, 2024Everything elseSunday night links.
  38. Oct 17, 2024The Sanrio Machete“I feel like Simone Weil handling a firearm.”
  39. Oct 16, 2024Forget GladwellOh Malcolm, What Have You Done?
  40. Oct 12, 2024Tell me what to doEverything we're reading.
  41. Oct 11, 2024These Old Tomcat Feelings"As the mouse completed its lifespan inside me"
  42. Oct 09, 2024God and The Angel"Anna, why did you fuck with God's creation?"
  43. Oct 09, 2024Support Test For Referrals
  44. Oct 07, 2024Maria del Rosario Says HelloFiction week is back!
  45. Oct 04, 2024Empty lotsA report from the field.
  46. Oct 03, 2024The Bakelite BagIntroducing...OBJET.
  47. Sep 30, 2024Girl drummerLaughing all the way to the Prada store.
  48. Sep 27, 2024Casual gurudom Anu Atluru’s technology aphorisms.
  49. Sep 26, 2024NEOMbiesWho is Neom for, really?
  50. Sep 26, 2024New HatsWhile supplies last.
  51. Sep 25, 2024Sim(mortality)The illusion of control.
  52. Sep 24, 2024Ways of peeling“An orange did love / The man who ate it”
  53. Sep 23, 2024AirwavesHey Siri play Take Offs and Landings by Rilo Kiley
  54. Sep 21, 2024Still interested? 🎮Lana shirts are live!
  55. Sep 19, 2024The Tech SyllabusSystem.out.prntln("Silicon Valley Canon");
  56. Sep 18, 2024Black Dog“The bond felt so strong I just didn’t want to let go.”
  57. Sep 16, 2024A Taxonomy of Background MusicMaking sense of one hundred years of noise.
  58. Sep 13, 2024TolstoyJoshua Hebburn reads his short story.
  59. Sep 12, 2024Lonely CrowdsStephanie Wambugu reads her short story.
  60. Sep 11, 2024Dirt x Rose Books Hotline Featuring Mark Leidner.
  61. Sep 10, 2024Merch is foreverEnter Night Gallery.
  62. Sep 09, 2024Support Test
  63. Sep 09, 2024Dirt x Night Gallery A white hot t-shirt collab.
  64. Sep 05, 2024Small Rain“How do we get the world on the page?”
  65. Sep 04, 2024Dirt: J Walks"Art is made, and people descend on it."
  66. Sep 03, 2024Operation Match The original dating app.
  67. Sep 02, 2024Hidden gemsSome great Dirt.
  68. Sep 01, 2024Have you met Prune? 🛀Dirt's design newsletter.
  69. Aug 29, 2024Without Her“It still takes me aback that what I wrote was a tribute to my sister.”
  70. Aug 28, 2024The Chic Young DivorcéeMaking a swift 180 down the aisle.
  71. Aug 27, 2024Glory DaysA turning 40 book.
  72. Aug 26, 2024Teledildonic IndexThe Instagram stories lecture.
  73. Aug 23, 2024Worst song everListen at your own risk.
  74. Aug 21, 2024It's a Good Time to Be Weird++ Good links and Tasteland Episode 4
  75. Aug 19, 2024Diary of a spectatorRien de rien.
  76. Aug 16, 2024Dirt on Silicon Valley + LinksThis community protected by neighborhood watch.
  77. Aug 15, 2024Requiem for a Slogan TeeLet your clothes do the talking.
  78. Aug 13, 2024Now, I'm Thomas KinkadeBroad appeal becomes bad appeal.
  79. Aug 12, 2024An Honest Woman"It takes a lot of bravery to be better at loving someone."
  80. Aug 09, 2024Get a Dirt subscription for you and a friendAn exclusive $20 offer 🍄
  81. Aug 08, 2024Dig into Dirt for $20!Plus a bonus gift 💝
  82. Aug 08, 2024Bad Witches“They're young. They're dumb. They're bitchy.”
  83. Aug 07, 2024Plague CinemaFacing a cultural denial.
  84. Aug 06, 2024Join Dirtyverse for $20 🍄Dirtlings only
  85. Aug 06, 2024Creatures of NYC“Maybe this is what I needed to see.”
  86. Aug 02, 2024Get a Dirt subscription for you and a friend An exclusive $20 offer 🍄
  87. Aug 01, 2024Is Julia a childfree utopia?A menu of possibilities.
  88. Aug 01, 2024Dig into Dirt for $20!Plus a bonus gift 💝
  89. Jul 31, 2024Tarot collage 🌗“I’m really drawn towards the talismanic.”
  90. Jul 30, 2024OFFER: Join Dirtyverse for $20 🍄Keep reading TPOT
  91. Jul 29, 2024Is that right?The self as a story.
  92. Jul 26, 20242 tarot poems"i am the slime mold ariadne gave to theseus"
  93. Jul 25, 2024Lady MiddayDeath is a woman.
  94. Jul 24, 2024The HermitDo you believe in fate?
  95. Jul 23, 2024Animal subordinationThe memory of pain.
  96. Jul 22, 2024Summer of BibliomancyFrom the center of the maze.
  97. Jul 20, 2024Pieces of MeAnd other detritus.
  98. Jul 18, 2024The Most"Normal was no longer acceptable."
  99. Jul 17, 2024On MSCHF and Meme CoinsSell out and be stupid.
  100. Jul 15, 2024Reed & ImperioliEven our idols have idols.
  101. Jul 11, 2024Dirt on Ware* + Links*Soft and hard
  102. Jul 09, 2024Rock beats scissorsBye bye, consumerist guilt!
  103. Jul 08, 2024Diary of a broke nose16 days in Lisbon and Los Angeles.
  104. Jul 04, 2024Summer linensBed, bath, and beyond.
  105. Jul 01, 2024Ren Faire“It's an invitation to turn their life into some sort of art.”
  106. Jun 29, 2024Losing a whole week What we’re reading.
  107. Jun 28, 2024Goodnight, Philip“They say it’s like a window to your heart.”
  108. Jun 26, 2024Splitting the Rabbit“Don’t listen to me, nothing I say means anything.”
  109. Jun 24, 2024Those Paper BoatsFiction Week returns...
  110. Jun 21, 2024Luxury produceAbout that Loewe tomato.
  111. Jun 20, 2024Pet Wife“You help me feel like me.”
  112. Jun 19, 2024Dirt's 2024 Overrated List"Toni, it's so hot." "It's the takes."
  113. Jun 18, 2024Space CroneThe website as imagination.
  114. Jun 14, 2024The Nightlife Review: New York
  115. Jun 13, 2024The Nightlife Review: Aba
  116. Jun 12, 2024The Nightlife Review: Saigon
  117. Jun 11, 2024The Nightlife Review: Los Angeles
  118. Jun 10, 2024The Nightlife Review is back!In full soundscape.
  119. Jun 07, 2024Disordered Attention“I ask myself: what lingers?”
  120. Jun 06, 2024Beauty Of The Beast“It’s all about the hands.”
  121. Jun 06, 2024LAST CALL: Join the Dirtyverse for 50% off Plus a bonus gift 💝
  122. Jun 05, 2024Selling outWhat's your price?
  123. Jun 03, 2024OFFER: Join the Dirtyverse for 50% off Thanks for reading trash 🗑️
  124. May 31, 2024Trash Zine + LinksRot out.
  125. May 29, 2024Metaverse Hauntology“The metaverse is a never ending story.”
  126. May 27, 2024Fashion is trashDigital dumpster dressing.
  127. May 24, 2024Food wasteA short story.
  128. May 23, 2024Trash metaphorsInterfaces tempt us to “throw things away,” but really we’re just moving data around.
  129. May 22, 2024Why trash?Never write it off.
  130. May 16, 2024Keep reading My First Book (Offer inside)Read Dirt for 50% off!
  131. May 16, 2024Community playlist Recent Discord favorites.
  132. May 14, 2024Koreaworld Korean food today cares little about borders.
  133. May 10, 2024A zine that looks inside Phil Panza's playful DIY studioThe New York artist produces joyous work, ranging from grand to small, at a mind-boggling clip.
  134. May 06, 2024Portions for foxesA photo report.
  135. May 02, 2024Coming soon...Another drop from Prune. 👀
  136. Apr 29, 2024Flash us...Send us your short fiction.
  137. Apr 26, 2024Sex Goblin“I’m just looking to be anything else.”
  138. Apr 25, 2024One Hot Piece of CD PlayerOn Bang & Olufsen’s Beosound 9000.
  139. Apr 25, 2024LAST CALL: Join the Dirtyverse for 50% offPlus a bonus gift 💝
  140. Apr 22, 2024OFFER: Join the Dirtyverse for 50% off Thanks for reading 🍄
  141. Apr 22, 2024"New Social App"Can I get an invite?
  142. Apr 19, 2024In service"It’s easy to remain clueless about how the world works for most people."
  143. Apr 18, 2024OFFER: Join the Dirtyverse for 50% offRead more Dirt 🍄
  144. Apr 18, 2024Writing as laborDoing more with less, together.
  145. Apr 17, 2024Money diariesReal writers, real budgets.
  146. Apr 16, 2024Conspicuously absentContemporary literary novels are haunted by the absence of money.
  147. Apr 15, 2024Cutting classA new series from Dirt and Literary Hub.
  148. Apr 11, 2024Baby’s all rightFor every novelist, an alt.
  149. Apr 08, 2024░H░I░B░E░S░T░I░E░Characters create character.
  150. Apr 06, 2024Introducing...NOPA very present feeling.
  151. Apr 04, 2024Complicated CultureDaisy Alioto with W. David Marx.
  152. Mar 28, 2024Heavenly DiscordStovetop potpourri and Elder Scrolls.
  153. Mar 26, 2024OFFER: Join the Dirtyverse for 35% off Calling all Dirtlings
  154. Mar 22, 2024Don't miss SAM! Brief scents, long memories.
  155. Mar 21, 2024Keep reading Software brandingRead Dirt for 35% off
  156. Mar 21, 2024Ready to roll in the Dirt?Talking dirt-y
  157. Mar 21, 2024Art Deco, OurselvesContradictory forms.
  158. Mar 19, 2024Welcome to dirt.fyi 🍄 A message from Daisy
  159. Mar 18, 2024Introducing...SAMBrief scents, long memories.
  160. Mar 18, 2024A room of stringWorrying with Alexandra Tanner.
  161. Mar 13, 2024Corporate FetishGlamorizing the office.
  162. Mar 12, 2024OFFER: Join the Dirtyverse for 35% off Calling all Dirtlings
  163. Mar 12, 2024Pocket poetry anywhere i go you go,my dear
  164. Mar 11, 2024Little big feelingsCaleb Azumah Nelson on “Pray”
  165. Mar 07, 2024Read this if you’re a tastemakerTalking dirt-y
  166. Mar 07, 2024It's Obviously the PhonesWhat good is it to deny that?
  167. Mar 06, 2024HeroinesA conversation with Kate Zambreno.
  168. Mar 04, 2024Welcome to dirt.fyi 🍄A message from Daisy
  169. Mar 04, 2024The sock editIt’s a foot thing.
  170. Feb 29, 2024You're invited...To a preview of High & Low - John Galliano
  171. Feb 27, 2024An Italian island of concreteOn the standout brutalist house featured in the well-polished dark comedy "Amanda."
  172. Feb 22, 2024Fashion Killa“Make me miss you.”
  173. Feb 21, 2024The Desire Answer
  174. Feb 19, 2024Amélie’s posterHey big head.
  175. Feb 15, 2024Pure EnyaSail away, sail away, sail away...
  176. Feb 13, 2024Gregorian MoodsEnjoy the noises.
  177. Feb 08, 2024Your turn...
  178. Feb 08, 2024The Desire QuestionIs it better to desire, or be desired?
  179. Feb 06, 2024My Movie Theater: Isaac Fitzgerald
  180. Feb 05, 2024RuthieA dog in a song.
  181. Feb 01, 2024Going gone...The Nightlife Review - In Print!
  182. Jan 30, 2024Desktop was the placeLooking back through Bliss-colored glasses.
  183. Jan 29, 2024The Nightlife Review - In Print! She’s here.
  184. Jan 24, 2024Yes labelsThe humble DYMO.
  185. Jan 23, 2024Tom Ford's inescapable coffee-table bookOn the fashionable tome embraced by Maxxinistas everywhere.
  186. Jan 22, 2024The Nightlife Review - In Print!She’s here.
  187. Jan 17, 2024Clubbing in ruinsParty like it’s BCE 1999.
  188. Jan 16, 2024Escape the algorithm
  189. Jan 12, 2024Welcome to FilterworldBy Kyle Chayka.
  190. Jan 10, 2024AlexandriaThat’s (not) all from Tony.
  191. Jan 09, 2024Seattle Camera ClubThe photographs of Kyo Koike.
  192. Jan 05, 2024Keep Honking! I’m YearningFeel the yearn.

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  1. Dec 29, 2023State of Hardware Pt. 2New problems.
  2. Dec 27, 2023State of Hardware Pt. 1New toys.
  3. Dec 22, 2023Our 2024 subscriptionAnd a new way to subscribe.
  4. Dec 19, 2023In Costco We TrustWe belong to Costco.
  5. Dec 15, 2023The Nightlife Review Launch PartyRSVP here.
  6. Dec 14, 2023The Future of Poetry Featuring Khadijah Queen, Niina Pollari and Jamie Hood.
  7. Dec 14, 2023The Nightlife Review Launch Party
  8. Dec 13, 2023The Future of EssayKate Zambreno, Tiana Reid, Magdalene Taylor, Emmeline Clein, Elissa Washuta
  9. Dec 12, 2023The Future of FictionGeoff Rickly, Blake Butler, Paul Dalla Rosa, Tony Tulathimutte, Daisy Alioto, Becca Schuh
  10. Dec 11, 2023The Future of WritingWe're nowpilled.
  11. Dec 09, 2023Community awards The Dirt superlatives. 🍄
  12. Dec 08, 2023Top BoyThe show that lived.
  13. Dec 07, 2023E/acc risingEverything old is new again.
  14. Dec 06, 2023On clubstaurantsThe Tao of Tao.
  15. Dec 05, 2023Nightlife Scent Mixtape"Colder than a polar bear sleeping in the freezer"
  16. Dec 04, 2023wouldn’t you like the eggs a little different today?Photos by Ava Williams.
  17. Dec 01, 2023Gift Guide Part 2It's a doozy.
  18. Nov 30, 2023Crimes Against SearchTowards a better way of collecting.
  19. Nov 29, 2023Cyber AztlánThe digital promised land.
  20. Nov 28, 2023On shoesWhitney Mallett's nightlife footwear.
  21. Nov 27, 2023The Gates of HellWelcome to The Nightlife Review.
  22. Nov 23, 2023Gift Guide Part 1You know what time it is. 🎁
  23. Nov 22, 2023Announcing...The Nightlife Review 🪩Produced by Dirt and Elsewhere.
  24. Nov 21, 2023The other K-popKosovo's soft power.
  25. Nov 16, 2023What type of lurker are you?On the 90-9-1 rule.
  26. Nov 14, 2023The Vanished SeaOn dust.
  27. Nov 09, 2023How To Be A Dance CriticChoreography is everywhere.
  28. Nov 07, 2023Pools, Hot Tubs, & BeachesLivestreaming as submission.
  29. Nov 03, 2023Melting pot musicSampling the sample.
  30. Nov 02, 2023Fast Fashion Casino The house always wins.
  31. Oct 31, 2023No embassyThe divine comedy of network states.
  32. Oct 26, 2023The state of music criticism
  33. Oct 25, 2023Spot priceArt and autoimmunity.
  34. Oct 24, 2023HerzogiansThe Werner Herzog fandom.
  35. Oct 19, 2023Celebrity DeathNothing is the same.
  36. Oct 17, 2023Plane moviesThe captive audience.
  37. Oct 15, 2023Weekend Edition 🥧Tricks and treats.
  38. Oct 13, 2023If I Close My EyesThen I drift away...
  39. Oct 12, 2023Bottoms up The Troye Sivan explainer.
  40. Oct 11, 2023Requiem for the DVD menuPlay the movie!
  41. Oct 10, 2023Moomin boomExit through the gift shop.
  42. Oct 06, 2023W. David Marx Q&APlus, get a signed copy of Status and Culture.
  43. Oct 05, 2023Farmers onlyNot the harvest we want, but the harvest we deserve.
  44. Oct 02, 2023Meet PruneThe dirtyverse expands.
  45. Sep 28, 2023Art Book FeverPrinted matter.
  46. Sep 21, 2023Requiem for the DVD menuPlay the movie!
  47. Sep 19, 2023Always has beenA Q&A with poet Brendan Joyce.
  48. Sep 17, 2023Weekend Edition 🫀Having novel experiences.
  49. Sep 14, 2023Corporate CultureThe real culture war.
  50. Sep 13, 2023Status & CultureWe're almost sold out.
  51. Sep 12, 2023Put Barbie in Mortal KombatShe has the requisite mojo dojo.
  52. Sep 11, 2023Status & CultureSave the date.
  53. Sep 07, 2023Reality revoltThings could get messy.
  54. Sep 05, 2023My womenWhat's in a face?
  55. Aug 31, 2023AI AbjectionTwo pathways for disgust.
  56. Aug 29, 2023The Carrie dressWe could have had it all.
  57. Aug 24, 2023The Capitulation of GrimesSubmit.
  58. Aug 22, 2023Private survivorsAgainst saviors.
  59. Aug 17, 2023Billboards still matterAdvertise here.
  60. Aug 15, 2023The Trans SitcomA problem of form.
  61. Aug 13, 2023Weekend Recs 🐕Saints and sinners.
  62. Aug 11, 2023The BestA short story by Joe Kelly.
  63. Aug 10, 2023The IDGAF warsMood of the moment.
  64. Aug 09, 2023ResearchA short story by Wye Coday.
  65. Aug 07, 2023Introducing...Cake by Laurie Stone
  66. Aug 04, 2023NBA TwitterA historical sports document.
  67. Aug 03, 2023LookismFemcel logic goes mainstream.
  68. Aug 01, 2023Sweet EmoceanSurf for everyone.
  69. Jul 27, 2023The Mineral TurnRocks are trending.
  70. Jul 25, 2023Nothing Special A Q&A with author Nicole Flattery.
  71. Jul 20, 2023Girl InternetBarbie v. NewJeans
  72. Jul 18, 2023Where Is DeedDa?Jane Pratt’s confessional enterprise fails to materialize.
  73. Jul 16, 2023Weekend Mixtape Catching up with the dirtyverse.
  74. Jul 14, 2023Look rich quickWealthy people cosplay.
  75. Jul 12, 2023Craft fetishismLeather and lore.
  76. Jul 11, 2023Open luxuryProof of value
  77. Jul 10, 2023Selling the dreamWhy luxury counterfeits will endure.
  78. Jul 07, 2023Back to basicsDeconstructing dupes from a manufacturing perspective.
  79. Jul 05, 2023Dirt Review of DupesQuality check.
  80. Jul 03, 2023Holiday RecsSpice up your life.
  81. Jun 29, 2023Browser-friendly artA Q&A with Maya Man.
  82. Jun 27, 2023Fashion pickleLast-minute clothing rentals.
  83. Jun 23, 2023Yes chefThe Bear slows down
  84. Jun 21, 2023Accidentally Wes AndersonOn Asteroid City and pastiche.
  85. Jun 20, 2023In the weedsHerbs, mushroom lamps, and meh movies.
  86. Jun 16, 2023Good SPFUse protection.
  87. Jun 15, 2023Sarah Palin ForeverA fake deep fake.
  88. Jun 13, 2023Too much, too soonRethinking immersion.
  89. Jun 09, 2023Mass nicheStreaming's prestige funk.
  90. Jun 08, 2023Working GirlOn selling art and sex.
  91. Jun 06, 2023The IdolGlitter tears and blooming vanities.
  92. Jun 01, 2023Infinity chat rooms💬 The dreaded ellipses...
  93. May 29, 2023Rush hourCompassionately bland.
  94. May 25, 2023Let them eat cakeA Q&A with the editors of Cake Zine.
  95. May 24, 2023Space is the placeIs web4 just real estate?
  96. May 19, 2023Rolling in recsThe personal recommendation industrial complex.
  97. May 16, 20232D brandingSmartphone face for brands.
  98. May 12, 2023Somewhere GoodAn app wants to be your neighborhood's third space.
  99. May 11, 2023Video killed the radio starPictures came and broke your heart.
  100. May 09, 2023Buy low, sell low.Hauling and hoarding.
  101. May 05, 2023The AI readerIs there meaning in the machine-generated?
  102. May 04, 2023BeRelevantWhen novelty fades.
  103. May 03, 2023Is golf funny?The anti-hustle sport.
  104. May 02, 2023Beefin'The right to resent.
  105. Apr 30, 2023Weekend EditionFeel the heat.
  106. Apr 28, 2023The AI writerThe human remains the hallmark to emulate.
  107. Apr 27, 2023The return of avatarsThe profile picture's evolution.
  108. Apr 26, 2023The Dirt water coolerDiscord > discourse
  109. Apr 25, 2023Ugly BeautifulFinding beauty in bland times.
  110. Apr 21, 2023AI elevator musicFake lo-fi beats to relax/study to.
  111. Apr 18, 2023Bad livestreamsNot a cell phone in sight.
  112. Apr 14, 2023Moon is the oldest TVOn the video artist Nam June Paik.
  113. Apr 13, 2023Nine-second newsBreaking news in a screenshot.
  114. Apr 11, 2023Which face is real?DALL-E art at the Gagosian.
  115. Apr 07, 2023The new social Will this be the return of the meet-cute?
  116. Apr 06, 2023Hands off my TikTokGood luck banning the most popular app in the world.
  117. Apr 04, 2023Death of the podcastWho's listening?
  118. Mar 31, 2023Against scenes There is no center.
  119. Mar 30, 2023Skimming the dataToo semicool for school.
  120. Mar 28, 2023A-list mukbangsWinner winner (celebrity) chicken dinner.
  121. Mar 24, 2023Out of printGone but not forgotten.
  122. Mar 23, 2023Nymphet AlumniClose-reading trends without losing your mind.
  123. Mar 21, 2023Tumblr poet laureateWhen a writer is quotable to a fault on the feed.
  124. Mar 18, 2023Weekend EditionCamper boots, Couplets and more...
  125. Mar 14, 2023Bank for your buckTwo types of runs.
  126. Mar 10, 2023Searching to be seenGoogle Search as a poor reflection of our desires.
  127. Mar 07, 2023Coach, put me inA new kind of bullshit job.
  128. Mar 03, 2023The future of searchTikTok vs. chatbots.
  129. Mar 02, 2023The Taste EconomyMagazines are the original creator economy, so why is nobody talking about them?
  130. Feb 28, 2023Miracle pillsThe pursuit of vanity.
  131. Feb 24, 2023Fred again (explained)Bring the beat in.
  132. Feb 23, 2023Club PenguinAn interview with co-founder Lance Priebe.
  133. Feb 21, 2023Goodbye from Kyle!
  134. Feb 17, 2023AI gone wildSome choice words from Sydney.
  135. Feb 16, 2023Titanic in 3DA timeless shipwreck fantasy.
  136. Feb 14, 2023Clickbait clothesA mini NYFW trend report.
  137. Feb 09, 2023Bada Bing!Is Google in trouble?
  138. Feb 07, 2023Netflix's password policeFarewell to freeloading.
  139. Feb 03, 2023PartifulNo RSVP necessary
  140. Feb 02, 2023Novel as meme pageThe writer as curator.
  141. Jan 31, 2023Layoff vlogsJust another day in the life.
  142. Jan 27, 2023Dirt: What Joan Didion meansPortrait of the writer as an exhibit.
  143. Jan 26, 2023Dirt: Recession indicatorsSome non-economic theories. 📉
  144. Jan 24, 2023Dirt: Bring on the heatDead podcasts, bland buildings, new injections.
  145. Jan 20, 2023Dirt: Boomer postingCringe but free.
  146. Jan 19, 2023Dirt: Creating infinityA dotty collaboration, Discord acquisition, and Kim K deep fake.
  147. Jan 17, 2023Dirt: Over the influenceM3GAN, "Hood Midcentury Modern," and baguettes.
  148. Jan 06, 2023Unsubscribe Test