Jeremy Gordon

Jeremy Gordon is a writer from Chicago who has contributed to The New York Times and GQ, among other publications.

Chuck Klosterman, illustration by Diane Zhou

Chuck Klosterman’s Decade of Ambivalence Chuck Klosterman’s Decade of Ambivalence

In The Nineties, he confronts an era that defined his career as a critic and waxes nostalgic for a mythic, pre-polarization America. 

May 9, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Jeremy Gordon

The Messy Politics of the NBA

The Messy Politics of the NBA The Messy Politics of the NBA

Professional basketball finds itself at a crossroads—between its image as a do-gooder and a history of self-serving contradictions.

Sep 20, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Jeremy Gordon

Fantastical creatures inflicting pain upon the head of a man.

The Rhetoric of Pop Psychology The Rhetoric of Pop Psychology

Jesse Singal’s takedown of trendy science aimed at fixing human behavior in The Quick Fix reveals the limits of a certain strand of journalism.

Aug 31, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Jeremy Gordon

Is There a Cure for Burnout?

Is There a Cure for Burnout? Is There a Cure for Burnout?

Anne Helen Petersen’s Can't Even grapples with the miseries of millennial work.

Nov 12, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Jeremy Gordon

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