Meghan Daum
@meghan_daum
Semi-public quasi-intellectual. Author of THE CATASTROPHE HOUR and many other books. Host @TheUnspeakPod. Founder @TheUnspeakeasy. Opinions might be your own.
Twitter: where personality disorders become careers.
Potentially unpopular yet accurate opinion: one of the reasons Lena Dunham’s new show doesn’t work is that it doesn’t have enough Lena in it. Whatever you think of her, she’s an electric and entirely unique screen presence. As with Woody Allen, the gonzo-neurotic alter ego…
The best part is that Lionel is technically interviewing me! We will both be wearing berets. eventbrite.com/e/144509716752…
.@meghan_daum is a great interviewer. This should be interesting
It's true! I called out this grammar gaffe from a maximally elite aspiring politician not because it's utterly mangled and belies a baseline vapidity but because I'm a TERF.
She doesn't know the diff 1st & second clause & thinks he has to follow US English (or is still stuck in an "American?" era?*) snobbery perpetuated by corp grammar sources when even @angrygrammarian has humility. *A TERF ofc! x.com/meghan_daum/st… @AsadFromNYC v @ZohranKMamdani
Even if I were a fangirl, he would lose me with "to celebrate Rama and I's marriage."
Good morning! I'm in Uganda to visit family and friends. But depending on your perspective, don't worry or I'm sorry: I'll be back by the end of the month. See you soon, NYC.
Uh . . . gen.medium.com/metoo-will-not…
All activists are by definition a minority, but I don’t recall seeing even the mildest pushback from *any* women (or men, come to think of it) who weren’t already professional conservatives. Very striking from France.
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It's been more than 6 weeks since I got locked out of my Facebook account after some password confusion. I finally created a new account, using a different email and browser, and it was immediately rejected due to violating Community Standards. There is zero customer service and…
Love this kind of stuff from Adam. A(ce)-plus.
New YouTube video out now! Follow along with me as I visit my local Home Depot and show you what kind of tools to get. youtu.be/5wjRKmiGQx0?si…
I remember back when if a guy picked you up for a date and NPR was playing in his car when you got in, it was a good indicator that you should sleep with him.
We already messed up the tech. Join us here! youtube.com/watch?v=IweeWM…
In case you didn't hear us in the cheap seats: PEOPLE WHO SUCK is back. Live and audio-only on YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=ufJMKb…
In case you didn't hear us in the cheap seats: PEOPLE WHO SUCK is back. Live and audio-only on YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=ufJMKb…
Breaking news: cult classic Clubhouse (remember that?) show PEOPLE WHO SUCK featuring @richardrushfield, me, and two people no longer on this platform reviving in 17 minutes live on YouTube. youtube.com/live/ufJMKbI9A…