Introducing Ex Libris
Offset's weekly roundup of the web’s most scintillating reads.
Always provocative, often unusual, Ex Libris scours the corners of the internet to deliver a collection that’s equal parts thought-provoking and clickbait.
Tooth Fairy: The Barbara Striesand doorstop memoir is given the New York Review of Books treatment. Per the reviewer: “Teeth are very important to Streisand, so much so that one of the reasons she seems to have married James Brolin was his ‘great teeth’; when she met Barack Obama she was ‘impressed’ by, among other things, his ‘beautiful teeth.’” cc
Meanwhile, over on X: Margaret Atwood shares a cryptic cartoon; NewYorkTimesPitchBot does its best Dowd take on the NBC-McDaniel union; Philip Gourevitch reposts Daily Mail’s Jimmy Carville take on Biden’s poll numbers (there’s a naked grandma analogy in there); Kara Swisher speaking to Jen Psaki on Elon Musk: “He’s as subtle as a brick.”
Help Me Ronna: The fallout continues over NBC’s decision to hire former RNC Chairman and Trump fan club president, Ronna McDaniel. Chuck Todd went apoplectic during Meet the Press, while the hashtag #boycottNBC is trending on X.
David Velasco Speaks Out: The deposed editor-in-chief of Artforum discusses his ouster from the storied art title. Per Velasco: “I could not be happier to not be at the Frieze art fair in Los Angeles right now, which seems to me the least meaningful activity one could be doing at this point in time.” cc
And finally…
Nut Job: Move over, Charlie. Apparently kids in Georgia have taken to sniffing nutmeg to get high. Oh, the South. Fun fact, the Tudor Court was apparently awash with nutmeg woo-woo.
