think piece
noun
: a piece of writing meant to be thought-provoking and speculative that consists chiefly of background material and personal opinion and analysis
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Meanwhile, several think pieces have surfaced about the sobering reality of Catherine’s disclosure and the media’s role in forcing it, as well as apologies from those who piled on to the frenzied speculation.
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Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
That narrative — which has been advanced in many think pieces in recent years and even a multi-part series produced by National Public Radio in 2023 — has typically come from progressive pundits, activists, and politicians.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
No wonder that, in contrast to the response to Hillary Clinton’s and Kamala Harris’s Democratic campaigns for the presidency, there have been few big think pieces parsing what Haley’s heels mean for the future of feminism or what her influence as a Gen X woman is on budding feminists.
—Daniel Foster, National Review, 30 Nov. 2023
No amount of nepo baby think pieces will ever truly put an end to the public’s fascination with celebrity offspring.
—Kerry McDermott, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2024
Caroline Ellison’s rationalist Tumblr (archived here) documented her crypto-trading, effective altruist lifestyle, and provided food for analysis for dozens of think pieces.
—Allegra Rosenberg, The Verge, 17 Nov. 2023
Despite the proliferation of think pieces on the subject of runtimes, there’s mixed evidence on whether marathon movie lengths in and of themselves are actually a major deterrent for moviegoers.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2023
The latest Naomi Wolf development was a frequent spectacle on Twitter, and the subject of a steady drip of think pieces.
—Laura Marsh, The New Republic, 5 Sep. 2023
Was the think piece and hot take economy about to go through the roof?
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2023
Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
That narrative — which has been advanced in many think pieces in recent years and even a multi-part series produced by National Public Radio in 2023 — has typically come from progressive pundits, activists, and politicians.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
No wonder that, in contrast to the response to Hillary Clinton’s and Kamala Harris’s Democratic campaigns for the presidency, there have been few big think pieces parsing what Haley’s heels mean for the future of feminism or what her influence as a Gen X woman is on budding feminists.
—Daniel Foster, National Review, 30 Nov. 2023
No amount of nepo baby think pieces will ever truly put an end to the public’s fascination with celebrity offspring.
—Kerry McDermott, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2024
Caroline Ellison’s rationalist Tumblr (archived here) documented her crypto-trading, effective altruist lifestyle, and provided food for analysis for dozens of think pieces.
—Allegra Rosenberg, The Verge, 17 Nov. 2023
Despite the proliferation of think pieces on the subject of runtimes, there’s mixed evidence on whether marathon movie lengths in and of themselves are actually a major deterrent for moviegoers.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2023
The latest Naomi Wolf development was a frequent spectacle on Twitter, and the subject of a steady drip of think pieces.
—Laura Marsh, The New Republic, 5 Sep. 2023
Was the think piece and hot take economy about to go through the roof?
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2023
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