gillian-branstetter

Gillian Branstetter


Gillian Branstetter is a reporter and essayist who specializes in the intersection of technology, LGBTQ issues, and privacy. In April 2018, she joined the National Center for Transgender Equality as a media relations manager.

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’32 Pills’ explores depression, suicide with dangerous methods

Hope Litoff wants answers.

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‘Rolling Stone: Stories From the Edge’ bows at the altar of classic rock

It’s the story Jann Wenner wants you to see—for better or worse.

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LCD Soundsystem makes the first good album about 2017

Instead of lashing out at a changing society, James Murphy gets sincere.

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Kevin Bacon gets objectified in ‘I Love Dick,’ a wild deconstruction of sexual appeal

The Amazon original from ‘Transparent’ showrunner Jill Soloway flips the script.

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Patricia Lockwood, internet folk hero, brings her piercing wit home on ‘Priestdaddy’

‘Priestdaddy’ is a wounding memoir, and an achingly funny look at a family living in Catholic guilt.

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HBO doc ‘Tickled’ snowballs into an intense thriller

David Farrier wanted to explore a quirky online niche. He got way more than he bargained for.

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Don’t underestimate the value of nostalgia in ‘La La Land’

‘La La Land’ works because the story it tells should be desperately familiar to viewers in 2016.

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Should you be binging Netflix’s ‘The OA’? God yes

It’s a beautiful, mysterious hit.

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Our obsession with the 90s is a sign of the times

We crave a connection.

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Why Snapchat makes you happier than Facebook

If you find yourself increasingly bored with Facebook, you’re not alone.

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After [insert tragedy here], it’s time to get serious about gun control

The details might change, but the facts never do.

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The tragic downfall of iTunes is everything that’s wrong with Apple

Apple is great at making people buy iPhones—but not as good at making people like them.

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Teens should have the chance to erase their online mistakes

Why we need to protect teens from their Internet selves.

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The reason Google Glass failed is why Cardboard will change VR forever

Cardboard is everything Google Glass never was.

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