Sitemap - 2024 - The Rubesletter by Matt Ruby 💎
"Murder" is the new inflation word
Social media is a machine that destroys empathy
🎁 The only 2025 gift guide you'll need
Why Taylor Swift, the Beatles, and Nirvana are overrated
LED candles are everything that's wrong with society
I went to a UFC fight and a Trump rally broke out
What people are getting wrong about comedy podcasts
Incessantly calling men toxic is a bad way to get their votes
Misinformation isn't actually the problem
Why you can't bring a roast to a rally
No one ever pays the price for their lame predictions
🚨 Launch: Creative inspiration from art legends in my new newsletter
Standup is a better leading indicator than polls
About that contentious Ta-Nehisi Coates/Tony Dokoupil interview
Mark Zuckerberg is turning into a Paul brother
White lies, disco naps, and ex-pats
We should train cops at comedy clubs
Let's stop talking about GOATs
What the media can learn from comedian podcasters like Theo Von, Joe Rogan, & Marc Maron
Report Card: How Trump, Harris, Vance, and Walz measure up
My unpopular view on body positivity
The surprising place celebs reveal the truth about Hollywood
The pA.I.nful Olympic ads from Big Tech
The thing Elon Musk doesn't understand about free speech
RFK Jr.'s dead bear, the Fargo VP, & childless cat ladies
[5-spotted] Snoop, Rogan, Bourdain, and more
[Highlights] Best of some recent Rubesletters
[Quickies] "Lesbians friends potluck this way ⬅️"
How weird people feel about all this "weird" talk
10 things we're getting wrong about the Biden/Harris swap
I’ve never seen someone so excited to get shot
Shoot the crowd, not the fireworks
Do we really want authenticity?
Timberlake eyes are no surprise
Attack your enemies, not your allies
Here's how to test if this “Anxious Generation” stuff is true
Seinfeld haters have lost their minds
Back to black at the Rothko Chapel
Who's really to blame for conspiracy theories...
Who is the Gen Z version of Steve Albini?
What it's like doing standup in Europe
What makes a protest anti-semitic?
Why do poly people have to talk like that?
I never gloat after someone dies. But also...
Beware! The monetizers are coming for you.
"You can be a victim and a perpetrator at the same time"
We are all vegans at a BBQ joint
The enshittification of gate lice...
The one thing everyone on social media agrees on
Authentic. Confident. Provoked. We are all the things.
The uncomfortable yet productive kind of pain
The crazy thing about that online child safety hearing
Rock On: Pitchfork, Rick Rubin, boy bands, Bob Marley, Oasis vs. Blur...
It’s not a treasure hunt, it's treasure creation
Did Dave Chappelle and Ricky Gervais really sink to new depths?