The Interpreter

America is burned out on the news

It’s okay. You can take a break.

May 7, 2021 • 

Amanda Katz

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April 2021

I got the J&J vaccine, and I’d do it again

Side effects make people skittish, but you know what’s definitely bad? Covid-19

Apr 16, 2021 • 

Amanda Katz

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The waiting is the hardest part

Stuck in line for a vaccine or a vote? Look at the system that put you there

Apr 2, 2021 • 

Amanda Katz

10

March 2021

If you don’t fit in your pants, f*** the pants

Enough with the guilt. We’re still in the pandemic woods, and the priority is survival.

Mar 26, 2021 • 

Amanda Katz

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Unblock that metaphor

The Phantom Tollbooth is a fantasy about ideas turned real. This year, we tried to turn our incomprehensible reality back into ideas.

Mar 12, 2021 • 

Amanda Katz

5

A fresh baby? In this economy?

The Baldwins remind us how little we understand the inner workings of other families.

Mar 5, 2021 • 

Amanda Katz

10

February 2021

Watching the Mars rover with video gamers

Twitch knows how to cheer on players who stick the landing.

Feb 25, 2021 • 

Amanda Katz

8

The year without friends

Pandemic living has stripped out a whole layer of vital social information. What should we call it?

Feb 18, 2021 • 

Amanda Katz

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Happy impunity month, Mr. President!

The “January exception” is a brilliant coinage, but it may be no match for the Big Lie

Feb 11, 2021 • 

Amanda Katz

4

Is fearing terrorism for losers?

AOC’s Capitol riot story prompts a right-wing response: Get over it

Feb 4, 2021 • 

Amanda Katz

5

January 2021

Novel nightmares of the novel coronavirus

Meet my new pandemic friend, a bot that collects dreams

Jan 28, 2021 • 

Amanda Katz

9

A republic, if you can not uh-oh it

Does the five-second rule apply to countries?

Jan 21, 2021 • 

Amanda Katz

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