Let’s Do the Panic Again

Dispatches from the collapse about our current times and the art coming out of it.

'Tony’: Matt Johnson’s Bourdain biopic isn’t sure what it wants to cook

Aug 7, 2026

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3 min read

'Tony’: Matt Johnson’s Bourdain biopic isn’t sure what it wants to cook

Who gets to live in Los Angeles?

May 29, 2026

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5 min read

Who gets to live in Los Angeles?

Slush funds, lies and public plunder

May 20, 2026

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3 min read

Slush funds, lies and public plunder

This Week in Panic, March 18: Slouching towards Fury Road

Mar 18, 2026

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7 min read

This Week in Panic, March 18: Slouching towards Fury Road

The limits of control

Jan 15, 2026

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7 min read

The limits of control

The great American housing steal

Dec 17, 2025

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6 min read

The great American housing steal