The <em>SNL</em> Sketch That Perfectly Mocks Our Upside-Down Reality

Earlier this week, Merriam-Webster its 2022 word of the year: . The dictionary’s selection of the term—defined as “the act or practice of grossly misleading someone, especially for one’s own advantage”—was in part a response to public demand: Searches for rose by 1,740 percent over the past 12 months. That interest might reflect the fact that describes so much, so efficiently. It emphasizes the emotional consequences of lies, capturing the destabilizing feeling that can set in when someone or something keeps telling you that your perception of reality is wrong.