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Jenna Wortham

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As seen in: Cannonball with Wesley Morris, The New York Times, Medium, The New York Times Magazine, Wirecutter, El País, HuffPost, The Economic Times, Goodreads, WIRED Magazine, Human Stuff from Lisa Olivera, New York Magazine and
Covers:  start-ups, howwelivenow, business, internet, thenewebeconomy, internetculture
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Jenna Wortham’s Journalist Portfolio

How Social Media Can Induce Feelings of 'Missing Out'

How Social Media Can Induce Feelings of 'Missing Out'

As the alerts came in, my mind began to race. Three friends, I learned, had arrived at a music venue near my …

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A Tour of Foursquare's Redesigned App

A Tour of Foursquare's Redesigned App

Foursquare, the mobile app that lets people share their whereabouts with friends, has a brand-new look. On Th…

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Facebook vs. Start-Ups

Facebook vs. Start-Ups

Will Facebook's debut on the Nasdaq have a ripple effect among start-ups, particularly those that are built o…

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Kickstarter Sets Off $7 Million Stampede for a Watch Not Yet Made

Kickstarter Sets Off $7 Million Stampede for a Watch Not Yet Made

But he couldn't even get a foot in the door, let alone secure any money for what he called the Pebble watch. …

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Beyoncé’s Silvery, Shimmering Renaissance

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By Jenna Wortham Verified
| drudge-report.net
The Renaissance tour is a blueprint for how to cultivate pleasure and hold onto it at all costs. Read More
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Black Women Intellectuals Don't Seem All That Intellectual | Blog Posts

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By Jenna Wortham Verified, Steve Sailer Verified
| Radio Derb
Over the decades, getting profiled in the New York Times Magazine has tended to be a career peak for English Lit professors, such as Harold Bloom, Camille Paglia, Henry Louis Gates, and Stanley Fish. One thing you can say for that four is that they are pretty smart. But now we are in the Age of Intersectionality, so we are getting more than acquainted with all the brilliant insights of black women academics, which turn out to be, you’ll be stunned to learn, largely about their feelings.
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The Woman Shaping a Generation of Black Thought

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By Jenna Wortham Verified
| The New York Times Verified
Magazine|The Woman Shaping a Generation of Black Thought https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/26/magazine/christina-sharpe-black-literature.html Listen to This Article Audio Recording by Audm On a recent Monday afternoon at York University in Toronto, Dr. Christina Sharpe was waiting for her students to arrive. Campus felt sleepy, blanketed in snow from a recent storm. They trickled in, arranging themselves around the classroom. That week they were discussing “Beloved,” by Toni Morrison.
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