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Jia Tolentino is a staff writer at The New Yorker and a former editor at Jezebel and The Hairpin. Born in Toronto and raised in Texas, she is known for her incisive essays on culture, technology, and identity.
Known for: Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion
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Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion
Trick Mirror is a collection of nine essays by Jia Tolentino that explore the ways in which self-delusion shapes contemporary culture. Through sharp analysis and personal reflection, Tolentino examines topics such as the internet’s influence on identity, the commercialization of feminism, the myth of the self-made woman, and the contradictions of modern life. The essays blend memoir, cultural criticism, and social commentary, offering a vivid portrait of the millennial experience in the digital age.
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The I in Internet
In this first essay, I map my own relationship to the web—beginning with the early utopian promise of the internet and following its slow transformation into an engine of self-commodification. I recall joining online spaces that once seemed to democratize identity, only to realize that every platfor...
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Reality TV Me
Years before I became a writer, I appeared on a short-lived reality television show. It was supposed to be fun—an adventure, maybe even empowering. Instead, it became a masterclass in the mechanics of narrative manipulation. Reality television, I discovered, isn’t about reality at all; it’s about th...
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About Jia Tolentino
Jia Tolentino is a staff writer at The New Yorker and a former editor at Jezebel and The Hairpin. Born in Toronto and raised in Texas, she is known for her incisive essays on culture, technology, and identity. Trick Mirror, her debut book, was widely acclaimed for its insight and wit, establishing h...
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Jia Tolentino is a staff writer at The New Yorker and a former editor at Jezebel and The Hairpin. Born in Toronto and raised in Texas, she is known for her incisive essays on culture, technology, and identity. Trick Mirror, her debut book, was widely acclaimed for its insight and wit, establishing h...
Jia Tolentino is a staff writer at The New Yorker and a former editor at Jezebel and The Hairpin. Born in Toronto and raised in Texas, she is known for her incisive essays on culture, technology, and identity. Trick Mirror, her debut book, was widely acclaimed for its insight and wit, establishing her as one of the leading voices of her generation.
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