by snarly | Nov 15, 2022 | Media Apologies, The Mechanics of Apology
We appreciate the shout-out to SorryWatch and our forthcoming book in this week’s New Yorker. (That featured image is not of this week’s New Yorker; we just like cats and William Steig.) SorryWatch agrees with author Jill Lepore that ugh, Twitter. More...
by snarly | Nov 11, 2017 | Bropology, Celebrity Apologies, Political Apologies
It is possible for celebrities to apologize well! IT IS! Here are some examples ranging from good to great. Behold a superb apology from Questlove of The Roots after he made fun of Japanese accents. Writer Chuck Klosterman offered a lovely, thoughtful apology for...
by sumac | Jan 1, 2014 | Celebrity Apologies
It’d be nice to start the new year by exalting another good apology. Let’s see. The hiphop band The Roots went on tour in Japan. Drummer Questlove kept up an effervescent beat of reactions. After a while people started calling him racist for Instagram...