by snarly | Nov 21, 2022 | Media Apologies
Sorry, Sorry, Sorry: The Case for Good Apologies (Gallery Books, 2023) is also known as Getting to Sorry (the thrilling new title for the paperback! out January 2, 2024!) and is, in the words of our publisher, “a deeply researched, insightful, hilarious exploration of...
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 | Oct 23, 2022 | Personal Apologies
Snarly just had a lovely interaction with an Etsy seller. It was a tiny example of how good apologies make everyone feel better. But first, a CONTROVERSIAL STATEMENT: Snarly thinks candy corn is disgusting. Vile. A tiny, chewy, sugary cone of stale ew. Yet she...
by snarly | Sep 16, 2022 | Musical Apologies
Back in the day, there was a veritable universe of apology songs. Based on their sheet music, some of them were…unsettling. Here is a sampling, ranked from least to most unnerving. Check out “Are You Sorry?” from 1925, below. The woman in the...
by snarly | Aug 20, 2022 | Artistic apologies
SorryWatch recently saw a delightful gallery show called “Mistakes Were Made.” In it, artist Jennifer Dalton explores her interest in the faux-sincerity and sameness of bad public apologies. The show is at a tiny gallery called Mother-in-Law’s in Germantown, NY. A...
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