Chris Jesu Lee Substack at https://xitter.cf/t.co/UJSQmNg2B9 Published in @the_met_rev @believermag @clereviewbooks @curaffairs @planamag
New York, NY
Joined August 2017
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I'm always complaining about emotionally stunted, sadsack/self-esteem-obsessed Asian American culture, so I wrote about it for @curaffairs. America loves insane, dark, and depraved Asians. So why do we Asian Americans portray ourselves as so boring?
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For @the_met_review, I wrote about Lena Dunham’s Famesick. A great book, but I was more interested in why everyone was so mad at her in the 2010s, especially her peers. And why is everyone so much nicer to her now? And why do I find that malicious?
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Enjoyed Slanted from @bleeckerstfilms more than I expected, so I wrote about how its blunt premise, the rising backlash against "cut fruit diaspora" culture, and my own experiences in the last 10ish years signal a shifting and maturing Asian American culture (link to essay below)
With all the hilarity surrounding Asian American culture in the past month (see Hatchling, among other things), I've had a chance to re-share my 2022 essay, "American American Psycho," first published in @curaffairs, many times.
So here it is again! (link to full essay below)
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Tuesday reads: @default_friend for @thedispatch, @elcush for @TheAtlantic, @JesuInToast for his S*bstack, @WDeresiewicz for @JoinPersuasion, @alexlarman for @AirMailWeekly, and many others.
Modern male neuroses in Matthew Davis' 'Let Me Try Again' and Hansen Shi's 'The Expat': salieriredemption.substack.c…
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Thursday reads: @Passionweiss for @tabletmag, @NotoriousTIB for @WCrowdsLive, @svershbow for @esquire, @ToryAnarchist for @TheSpectator, @leifweatherby for @thebafflermag, @MoustacheClubUS for his S*bstack, and many others.
Thanks for featuring my Rejection review, ‘Rejects R Us,’ which can be read here: salieriredemption.substack.c…
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Wednesday reads: @valerie_reads for @compactmag, @DrewHolden360 for @AmerCompass, @samfz7 for @OurCultureOC, @Reinsch84 for @LawLiberty, @itxudiaz for @tabletmag, @JohnHMcWhorter for @JoinPersuasion, and many others.
While midnight release parties were going on for Sally Rooney's Intermezzo (which I hope to read and review soon), I was lurking in the shadows with Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte.
A snippet from my review at Salieri Redemption (link in bio):
Lots of nanny discourse lately. For @clereviewbooks, I wrote how recent nanny novels like Luster by Raven Leilani highlight the social tensions between white women and WOC in elite spheres.
Link in reply. There's a paywall, so subscribe to CRB! Thanks to @wanna_bri for editing.
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The writing of CRB, Vol 2.1 has been digitized. Subscribe to our global communications network to read these stars: @borywrites @dante_lariccia @JesuInToast @JezewskaJ @JoeHallJoeHall @JoyelleMcS @mariahkreutter @maridap @miri_yam_ @MitchTherieau & more
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Congrats Eileen!
Big news! My first book of nonfiction is coming out from OBJECT LESSONS @objectsobjects @BloomsburyBooks—on my favorite object: lipstick! I join writers @seeshespeak, @jeffjarvis, and @maritehart in this dynamic series, edited @ibogost and Chris Schaberg bloomsbury.com/us/series/obj…
Check my latest piece out, About a Boyhood Essay: salieriredemption.substack.c…
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Thursday reads: @SnoozyWeiss for @TheFP, @galbeckerman for @TheAtlantic, @JesuInToast for his S*bstack, @elladorn_ for @NewStatesman, @hanszeiger for @ubookman, @AndrewGreif for @GQMagazine, and many others.
Glad to see this topic getting more and more talked about. Looking to write on this issue soon on my Substack.
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My reading debut. Come by!
Vol. 2.1 launch, NYC edition. 7/10 at Secret Location (RSVP to know). Readings from contributors and friends Leo Kim, @suspendedreason, @miri_yam_, @maridapr, @JesuInToast. Shooting stars. Five stars. Stars in space? RSVP (limited):
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Algorithm-Based Character Development: A piece about how we constantly fine-tune our ideas and personalities for online attention:
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Thanks to @OmowaleAfrika for coining the term
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Wednesday reads: @a_n_a_berg for @TheCut, @charlescwcooke for @LawLiberty, @SpencerKlavan for @theammind, @adamm0rgan for @esquire, @CurtMills for @ModAgeJournal, @JesuInToast for his S*bstack, @karakclairmont for @NewStatesman, and many others.
Will we see a revival of key parties, like in The Ice Storm?
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Thursday reads: @river_is_nice for @TheFP, @huler for @esquire, @karakclairmont for @NewStatesman, @lukewgoldstein for @TheProspect, @juliannaress for @ringer, @lilyjmeyer for @thenation, @JesuInToast for his S*bstack, and many others.
