| | | America's hot-take economy has created a kind of smart that is indistinguishable from stupid. These days we're soaking in it. | | If you have trouble reading this message, view it in a browser. | | | | |  | | |  | | | | The Rise of Elevated Stupidity | | | | Appropriately, the moment that defines America in 2021 took place on The Real World Homecoming: New York. In a reboot of their 1992 conversations about race, the reunited loftmates agree that everything Kevin Powell said back then about his lived experience, the words that got him labeled an Angry Black Man, is now the accepted truth of Black life in America. Even Kevin's old sparring partner Becky Blasband seems to admit systemic racism is real. But here's where things stop being polite and start getting culturally significant: Becky quickly adds that she does not contribute to systemic racism because she was involved in an Afro- Brazilian dance class, wherein she "lost her skin color." In other words, Becky—who by now has spent full episodes talking about her NYU education, her brilliant psychotherapist father, and her decades studying under a Russian theoretical physicist and healer—declares herself exempt from racism because she really crushed Cardio Capoeira at the Soho Equinox. She says this out loud, into a microphone, in front of cameras that are capturing footage. Yes, it is hilarious. But the incident is also revealing: A person can present their ideas with such eloquence and erudition that they fool themselves into thinking those ideas are not dumb. This is a kind of smart that is indistinguishable from stupid. It is Elevated Stupidity, and Dave Holmes believes we're soaking in it. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | Everlane Just Dropped the Perfect Summer Shirt—and It's Moving Fast | | | | Is there anything more perfectly summery than the camp-collar shirt? Linen would be a strong contender. The crunchy, airy fabric is pretty much synonymous with summer. So—this might sound a little wild, but hear me out—what if someone were to put them together? Groundbreaking, right? Well, kinda. Camp shirts, with all their flowy, beachy vibes, tend to be made of something a bit more swooshy, like silk or tencel. So Everlane dropping a quartet of them made from linen is more of an event than you might think. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | 12 Flip-Flops You'll Want to Buy This Summer, Even If You Swore You'd Never Buy Flip-Flops | | | | Flip-flops get a bad rap (even on this very website, as it happens). But like so many things that once seemed verboten and now feel kinda fine to wear wherever—lookin' at you, Crocs and sweatpants—flip-flops don't really deserve all the flack that's been thrown their way over the years. Does the idea of wearing a pair on a crowded subway car or out to dinner with the in-laws still conjure deep feelings of dread from the very core of one's being? Sure does! But long gone are the days when any of us, even the most ardent anti-flopper, should expend any serious energy railing against the humble flip-flop. Because here's the thing: Flip-flops do a job, and they do it well. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | 50+ Unique Father's Day Gifts for Dads Who Already Seems to Have Everything | | | | There isn't a thing on this earth that your dad hasn't considered buying for himself, and then bought it for himself. He's quick to the trigger. He can, unsurprisingly, fend for himself. He's got the wisdom of the ages, and that wisdom is telling him that if he wants a futuristic gadget, or a spring jacket, or a whiskey decanter, he shouldn't have to wait to get it. So for Father's Day, you gotta think bigger—way the heck outside the box, into territory he hasn't considered himself. We'll get you started. The following are more than 50 ultra-unique gift ideas for dad. Love you, Pops. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | |
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