The Sword and the Sandwich is at almost 2,000 subscribers at the end of the first week!!! This week has been a mix of funny and dark and sad and strange. I am proud of this deep-dive into Christian apocalyptic belief and the anti vaxx movement: theswordandthesandwich.substack.com/p/apocalypse-n…
Next week, I'll be covering how covid misinformation targets pregnant women; some famous swords in history; the bacon sandwich/bap/butty; and more, TBD. After this initial content explosion, things will slow to 2-3x a week. Please consider subscribing!!! theswordandthesandwich.substack.com/subscribe?utm_…
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i am now watching the diana musical on netflix and its one of the worst things ive ever seen. this interview is accurate. diana just sang about regretting marrying a scorpio theguardian.com/film/2021/oct/…
"nights like this, i envy the poor/their parties can't be such a bloody bore"
"it's the thrilla in manila/with diana and camilla"
The biggest and most ambitious project I'm tackling on Substack - alongside chronicling American extremism - is going through @Wikipedia's mammoth, evolving List of Notable Sandwiches. Today's lunchtime read is the very first on the list: American Hero. theswordandthesandwich.substack.com/p/the-real-ame…
Today's post is one where I ask a CRUCIALLY important question: what is your favorite sandwich??? I'd love your answer. And I let you know what mine is, too. theswordandthesandwich.substack.com/p/whats-your-f…
Figured this was the perfect post for (East Coast) lunchtime or West Coast breakfast sandwich hour. (Or really worldwide any hour of the day you are sandwiching.) theswordandthesandwich.substack.com/p/whats-your-f…
For a year or more, I've been fascinated by that subset of American Christians who consider the covid vaccine the fabled Biblical "mark of the beast." On Substack, I just published a deep dive into the theology - and century of history - behind that idea: theswordandthesandwich.substack.com/p/apocalypse-n…
I worked really hard on this piece (and read A LOT, dove into right-wing forums, watched anti-vaxx Christian TikToks, learned about "Persecution Games" played at church camps, and learned the life story of John the Revelator). I hope you'll give it a look! theswordandthesandwich.substack.com/p/apocalypse-n…
Among the subjects of "Mark of the Beast" panics over the last century:
-Social Security Numbers
-The New Deal
-Bar codes
-Credit cards
-Microchips
-And ... the covid-19 vaccine - the deadly apotheosis of an era of fear. theswordandthesandwich.substack.com/p/apocalypse-n…