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Two Drinks with . . . the All-New Taylor Lorenz

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Savodnik, P. (2026, September 18). Two Drinks with . . . the All-New Taylor Lorenz. The Free Press. https://www.thefp.com/p/two-drinks-with-taylor-lorenz-savodnik

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The Free Press · collected 2026-09-18 · by Peter Savodnik

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Taylor Lorenz, a technology writer and podcaster, discussed her vision for an improved internet during a lunch meeting in downtown Los Angeles. She emphasized the importance of freedom of expression in America while expressing concerns about its erosion online. During their conversation at Pine & Crane, a Taiwanese restaurant, she wore a mask due to being immunocompromised and opted for nonalcoholic apple cider instead of alcohol.
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Story summary

Taylor Lorenz, a technology writer and podcaster, discussed her vision of an ideal internet during a conversation in Los Angeles at a Taiwanese restaurant called Pine & Crane. The discussion centered around freedom of expression, which she considers crucial due to America's First Amendment protections. Lorenz, who was wearing what appeared to be an N95 mask for health reasons related to being immunocompromised, emphasized that despite the country's issues, it remains one of the best places to live because of its freedoms. The meeting took place around noon and both Lorenz and the author had vegan mapo tofu; Lorenz opted for a nonalcoholic apple cider while the author chose a beer due to medical restrictions.

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📰 Taylor Lorenz Interview
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Who wrote this

Peter Savodnik
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Topics

America Los Angeles N95 Taiwanese the First Amendment

Subjects

America GPE · 2× Lorenz PERSON · 1× Los Angeles GPE · 1× Taiwanese NORP · 1× Taylor Lorenz PERSON · 1×

Narrative

“I know it’s not the best country in every way, but it is one of the best countries to live in, because we have freedom of expression, and I think it’s being destroyed.”
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-19
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Two Drinks with . . . the All-New Taylor Lorenz · assertive framing

Claims (9 extracted, 0 hedged)

Taylor Lorenz, the technology writer and podcaster, was talking about the internet of her dreams—a world free of alarmists and doomers and Big Brother. asserted
Lorenz → talk → alarmists
“America obviously has so many problems, but the thing that we have is the First Amendment, and, to me, that’s what makes America the best country,” she told me. asserted
she → have → me
“I know it’s not the best country in every way, but it is one of the best countries to live in, because we have freedom of expression, and I think it’s being destroyed.” asserted
it → know → expression
It was just past noon, and we both had the vegan mapo tofu. asserted
we → have → tofu
I had a beer. asserted
I → have → beer
Lorenz ordered a nonalcoholic apple cider. asserted
Lorenz → order → cider
She was wearing a mask, as she always does in public—it was black, probably an N95, nothing fancy. asserted
it → wear → public
“I’m immunocompromised,” she explained. asserted
she → immunocompromise → ?
“Alcohol doesn’t work with the meds I’m on.” asserted
I → work → meds
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