Roxane Gay

When Twitter does what journalism can’t

On Wendy Davis' filibuster (and, in a way, on DOMA), social media showed mainstream news what it couldn't ignore

Roxane Gay Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 11:30 PM UTC 25
Technology Twitter, Wendy Davis

Paula Deen’s racism isn’t shocking at all

For people of color, the question isn't if someone will reveal their racial bias -- it's when

Roxane Gay Thursday, Jun 20, 2013 7:52 PM UTC 412
Life Paula Deen, Race, Racism

New York magazine asks 28 men and five women to assess Philip Roth

Seriously? Twenty-eight to 5? This is why we need to keep talking about gender imbalance in the literary world

Roxane Gay Wednesday, Feb 27, 2013 5:18 PM UTC
Entertainment Books, Philip Roth, Women writers

What To Read Awards: Roxane Gay

Roxane Gay Sunday, Dec 23, 2012 3:55 PM UTC
Entertainment Books, What To Read Awards

Is Obama failing the black community?

An African-American intellectual wonders if he's getting cut slack because of his race -- and if it's fair to ask

Roxane Gay Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 8:38 PM UTC 30
Elections Colin Powell, John Sununu, Obama

“Homeland”: The reckoning

With the video in the CIA's possession, how much longer can Brody hide his secret allegiances?

Roxane Gay Monday, Oct 22, 2012 5:59 AM UTC 12
Entertainment recaps, damian lewis

“Homeland”: State of co-dependence

The CIA needs Carrie. Abu Nazir is leaning hard on Brody. Will the dependency push them over the edge?

Roxane Gay Monday, Oct 15, 2012 6:00 AM UTC
Entertainment Homeland, Claire Danes

“Homeland”: In Carrie we (should) trust

Carrie may be in a fragile state, but that doesn't mean she's off her game

Roxane Gay Monday, Oct 8, 2012 6:00 AM UTC
Entertainment recaps, damian lewis

“Homeland”: Pledging allegiance

In the season 2 opener, a convalescing Carrie and Congressman Brody must reckon with who they really are

Roxane Gay Monday, Oct 1, 2012 4:01 AM UTC
Entertainment Carrie Mathison, recaps

Are men underserved in books?

Two writers who've played controversial roles in the debate over gender equity discuss chick lit and Franzen

Roxane Gay Friday, Aug 24, 2012 4:45 PM UTC
Entertainment Books, Writers and Writing

Claire Vaye Watkins: Dynamic debut, wild back story

One of 2012's most dazzling new writers, Claire Vaye Watkins, has a genius collection and an amazing biography

Roxane Gay Wednesday, Aug 8, 2012 6:15 PM UTC
Entertainment Books, Writers and Writing

Twitter isn’t killing books

A Slate piece argues that online literary culture is too enthusiastic and killing criticism -- and is wrong on both

Roxane Gay Monday, Aug 6, 2012 5:45 PM UTC 14
Entertainment Books, Internet Culture

Jonah Lehrer throws it all away

Why does a "young genius" risk everything by making up quotes? A better question is why we coddle young male genius

Roxane Gay Tuesday, Jul 31, 2012 12:00 PM UTC 79
Life

“We’ve made monsters of ourselves”

After Aurora, there are too many tweets, too many craven politicians, too much coverage. We need a moment of quiet

Roxane Gay Friday, Jul 20, 2012 10:00 PM UTC 43
Life Aurora shooting

Daniel Tosh and rape jokes: Still not funny

Inappropriate humor is often the best kind. But Daniel Tosh's gross jokes about rape cross a basic line of decency

Roxane Gay Thursday, Jul 12, 2012 11:26 AM UTC 307
Entertainment Daniel Tosh, Comedy

Sick culture cheers Sandusky verdict

It felt like a football game as the guilty verdict arrived. We've made everything, awful or not, into spectacle

Roxane Gay Monday, Jun 25, 2012 3:45 PM UTC 44
Life Jerry Sandusky, Crime, Penn State

Franzen doesn’t get Twitter

The author calls it "the ultimate irresponsible medium." But he doesn't understand why people actually tweet

Roxane Gay, HTMLGIANT Wednesday, Mar 7, 2012 3:52 PM UTC 62
Life Social Media

The anger of the male novelist

Do female writers really have it easier than men? Perhaps the issue is being framed wrong by everyone

Roxane Gay Friday, Jan 20, 2012 11:10 PM UTC 48
Entertainment Gender, Fiction, Books

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