Should I have had a sensitivity reader review my book?
They’re a kind of last line of defense against the intolerant left
Culture
The good, the bad and the ugly in books, exhibitions, cinema, TV, dance, music, podcasts and theatre.
Monday
The growing bipartisan backlash against ‘Latinx’
Its use is a great way to drive Latinos rightward
Friday
San Francisco reparations and the Golden Age of Revision
For just $5 million per person, we can rid ourselves of the iron burden of truth
Thursday
East Palestine and the roots of rural mistrust
Big government has not often been a friend to small towns
Monday
Business schools are dating apps for the super-rich
‘What does MBA really stand for?’
What’s in a name?
Yes, that one in the byline is my own — and I couldn’t abandon it if I tried
Seed catalogs and their rejuvenating power
The colorful catalogs produce volumes of sun-drenched joy for the Vitamin D-deprived
Monday
Bianca Censori: Kanye West’s new handler
The rapper and designer’s second wife is tasked with clean-up on Aisle Yeezy
Wednesday
The tragedy of corporate America’s anti-child messaging
They portray kids as not worth the trouble — and have no idea what they’re missing
Thursday
Dana White’s Power Slap is a gruesome freak show
Defenseless head slaps are Idiocracy -grade entertainment, not sport
Wednesday
Thirty years from Waco: what the fatal siege wrought
An unhinged David Koresh and a bungling government collided
In defense of paranoia
Social media is the jet fuel that melts the steel beams of skepticism
Going native: is ancestral eating the answer to our dietary woes?
No processed foods, no seed oils, no refined sugars, no problem?
When the moon brought America together
For me, it all mattered. I saw something unfold, and I felt like a part of it
Save American tipping culture
The problem is that if everything merits a tip, then nothing merits a tip
Why after Covid does everyone drive like maniacs?
If you feel as if the driving public is increasingly unsafe, you’re not alone
The queen of chess makes her next move
Judit Polgár is so much more fascinating than her male counterparts
Monday
A pilot explains why air travel has become so stressful
A shrinking workforce means it takes ‘a game of musical chairs’ to get you into the air
Wednesday
Prince Harry and Andrew Tate are two sides of the same coin
On narcissism and sham masculinity
Thursday
A staunch defense of ‘nepo babies’
Most of them use their privilege for good!
