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This Instagram Account Will Help You Stay Sane Under Late Capitalism

This Instagram Account Will Help You Stay Sane Under Late Capitalism

“I THRIVE AT THE OFFICE.” “THIS WEEKEND WILL BE LEGENDARY.” “I AM SANE.” These are just a few of the quotes you’ll find on the Instagram account @afffirmations, a motivational page that promises something called “Global Self Hypnosis.” Scroll through afffirmations’ posts and you’ll find blurry, heavily edited, technicolor images emblazoned with enthusiastic quotes like […]

The Ever Given Is Being Held Hostage

The Ever Given Is Being Held Hostage

Remember when the Ever Given got stuck in the Suez Canal, holding up global shipping channels and resisting every attempt to free it until it was gently lifted out of its predicament by the moon? Well, everyone’s favorite giant green problem child is stuck again, albeit in a different kind of hostage situation. Yes, the […]