In each essay, McKinney unpacks new facets of gossip with a colorful cast of sources, ranging from the Apostle Paul, ChatGPT, philosopher John Stuart Mill, celebrity gossip account DeuxMoi and ...

and her new book is an exploration of our obsession with gossip and the role it plays in our culture. Why do we think we’re entitled to every detail of a celebrity’s personal life? And how do ...

McKinney writes about gossip with an intellectual rigor that borders on reverence, explaining how a raunchy Doja Cat lyric exemplifies the theory of mind and how the notorious burn book from ...