New Yorker Writer Jia Tolentino Admits to Shoplifting from Whole Foods in Podcast
Jia Tolentino, a staff writer for the New Yorker known for her critiques of capitalism, admitted to shoplifting from Whole Foods on multiple occasions during a New York Times podcast. The discussion, which included left-wing streamer Hasan Piker and Times’ opinion culture editor Nadja Spiegelman, centered around 'microlooting' from large corporations. Tolentino described instances where she took produce, such as lemons, while shopping for a neighbor as part of a mutual aid group. Despite her employment with Condé Nast, a major media company, Tolentino justified her actions by suggesting that the impact on Whole Foods, a large corporation, was negligible. 
