Nicholas Sheppard

Nicholas Sheppard is a freelance journalist and author of the novels Broken Play and How to Disappear Completely.

Disney Has the Right to Not Want to Work With Gina Carano

The corporate behemoth is heavy-handed and hypocritical, but the former “Mandalorian” actress doesn’t have a First Amendment right to a private sector job.

Nicholas Sheppard

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BRING BACK DEATH!

No One Dies In Movies Anymore (and That’s Not Good)

There are no emotional stakes for the audience if a character can get chopped in half, and then reappear later without explanation.

Nicholas Sheppard

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RESILIENT ROGUES

The Age of the Strongman Is Back—but Is It Here to Stay?

From Erdogan to Netanyahu to Trump—this year has shown you can’t keep a populist authoritarian head of government down for long.

Nicholas Sheppard

MAPS OF MEH

Jordan Peterson’s Downfall Is How Boring He’s Become

The clinical psychologist and self-help guru was briefly an interesting and important public intellectual. Now he’s just a predictable and dull internet crank.

Nicholas Sheppard

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HAZY HISTORY

Did The First Prez Inhale?

George Washington’s rotting teeth and the gold-and-ivory dentures that replaced them caused enormous pain, which some believe he alleviated with weed.

Nicholas Sheppard