Abigail Covington
Abigail Covington is a journalist and cultural critic based in Brooklyn, New York but originally from North Carolina, whose work has appeared in Slate, The Nation, Oxford American, and Pitchfork
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Officially, the Best Water Bottle of All Time
The Owala Free Sip doesn't leak, looks good, and makes you actually want to drink water.

NIL Goes to High School: Million-Dollar Teen Quarterbacks, Legal Battles, and Fast Cash
Prep athletes can now profit from their name, image, and likeness in most states, just like college stars. Is it the best thing to ever happen to high school sports—or the worst?

I Got My Penis Injected with Filler to Add Girth, and My Wife Can’t Get Enough
I didn’t need the ego boost. But I do like the way it hangs now.
Justin Bieber’s New Album SWAG Is Actually Kind of Great
Three takeaways from the singer’s surprise seventh album, which sees a singer caught up in his feelings ... sing about being caught up in his feelings.

The 5 Best Stand-Up Comedy Specials of 2025 (So Far)
The year’s best performances trade outrage for honest reflection.

I Pee Sitting Down. No, That Doesn’t Make Me Less Manly.
Other guys might think it’s girly. But I’m more worried about splatter than gender roles.

I Buy Testosterone from a Sketchy Clinic and It Has Supercharged My Libido
The treatment from my doctor wasn't doing the trick. But since I found a strip-mall TRT provider, I've never felt stronger.

Does Saturday Night Live Still Matter to Young Comedians?
If you wanted to succeed in comedy, performing at Studio 8H was a rite of passage. As the iconic variety show turns fifty, is that still the case?

The 10 Best ‘Saturday Night Live’ Hosts of All Time
A host can make or break an episode, rocket a sketch to virality, or keep everyone talking about SNL deep into the week after it airs. But these stars did it best.

Why Does Every Action Hero Suddenly Have Daddy Issues?
Between The Night Agent, Carry-On, and The Recruit,the amount of dead and/or bad fathers haunting the reluctant heroes of Netflix’s recent thrillers is, frankly, exhausting.

25 Best Saturday Night Live! Cast Members of All Time, Ranked
A great player at Studio 8H doesn’t just make us laugh—they change the trajectory of the show itself.

Taylor Swift's Presidential Endorsement Is Dubiously Pitch-Perfect
This is how you achieve global domination.