What Should We Do About The Fact That Louis C.K. Is Still Very Good At What He Does?

The case against contrived media storylines

On Saturday, Louis C.K. released a new special, Sincerely, for $8 via his website. As soon as it dropped I knew exactly what sort of think piece would be written about it. Almost immediately, I was proven right — on Monday Slate published an article by Matthew Dessem, a staffer there, headlined “Louis C.K.’s Newest Fans Deserve Louis C.K.’s Newest Speci…