Leigh AlexanderTime Travel on the YouTube ExpressWatching old commercials is like watching a sleeping America dream about itselfMay 3, 20187May 3, 20187
Leigh AlexanderThe Future We Wanted“Was this what you imagined? I mean, when you were a little girl?”Apr 20, 20188Apr 20, 20188
Leigh AlexanderThe Many Faces of “Distracted Boyfriend”On stock photography memes and the illusion of realitySep 29, 20171Sep 29, 20171
Leigh AlexanderThe UnearthingThe Unearthing is a piece of fiction written in 2014 about that year’s public excavation of Atari games that had been infamously buried…Sep 8, 20171Sep 8, 20171
Leigh AlexanderThe Underground World of Magical Resistance (on the Internet)When your lived reality is repeatedly denied, why not believe in a harmless crystal or two?Jul 18, 20179Jul 18, 20179
Leigh AlexanderThe Slimy, Technicolor World of Satisfying YouTube Videos“Satisfying videos,” as they’re called, are massive on YouTube, viral colonies of forms and formlessness in rainbow hues.May 31, 20171May 31, 20171
Leigh AlexanderinMagentaTFW You Fall Out of Love with “Like”I’m putting less energy into social media and more into creating physical artifacts from my life. It’s an act of political rebellion and…Jan 17, 201721Jan 17, 201721
Leigh AlexanderinThe Campo Santo Quarterly ReviewThe BrideI am an American woman who has decided to marry an English man. Wow! I’ve got lots to say about this. I mean, I have a lot to say about it…Jul 13, 2016Jul 13, 2016