The Pornification of Everything
In this attention economy, where shock pays dividends and subtlety is a liability, the stripper is a cultural archetype, the influencer a high priest of exposure.
Yahia Lababidi
Yahia Lababidi is an Arab-American essayist and public thinker whose work engages with culture, ethics, and the life of the mind. He is the author of twelve books, including Palestine Wail (2024) and What Remains to Be Said (2025). Lababidi was featured on NPR, PBS, and has new work forthcoming in Liberties, Salmagundi and World Literature Today.