Jen Callaghan
jencal.bsky.social
Jen Callaghan
@jencal.bsky.social
Former religiologist, current english teacher. Well-positioned to pry Campbell’s stranglehold from pop culture’s neck on an extremely small scale.
“Wilson: Adultery is far, far worse than fornication.
Douthat: I also know many people who will be relieved to hear that as well.
Wilson: And our goal is to relieve them, right?
Douthat: That’s right.”

How do i stop having this aneurysm i seem to be having?
October 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
This is insane.
I spoke with the NYT Magazine a while ago but have now heard that an editor said they can't quote me because I'm "too liberal" to be a trusted source.

You know what's always the first example conservatives use to claim I'm "too liberal"?

My work in the 1619 Project, organized by the NYT Magazine.
September 15, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Sarah McLachlan - fumbling towards ecstasy
Built to spill, there’s nothing wrong with love
Posies- amazing disgrace
Ani Difranco - living in clip
what were the four albums that dropped when you were in high school that defined your music taste forever?

nine inch nails - pretty hate machine
pj harvey - rid of me
sisters of mercy - vision thing
the cure - wish
December 8, 2024 at 4:00 AM
Nailed it.
December 5, 2024 at 8:07 PM
A well- justified Resentsgiving Eve to all who celebrate!
November 28, 2024 at 2:06 AM
My mother was rear-ended by the the wife of a senator, because the wife was drinking, because the senator was infidelious. The cops did not arrest the drunk driving wife but did follow my mom back to work, where they spoke with her boss, who kept her on the job until she quit despite economic ills.
Give me one interesting fact about your family history that you learned.
November 15, 2024 at 11:25 PM