Has the AI jobs bloodbath finally arrived?
Amazon and UPS have each just replaced 14,000 jobs with AI
Amazon
Wednesday
Sunday
Is Jack Carr behind the Department of War?
Carr shrugs when asked if he thinks he was in any way responsible for the name change, others believe he was
Saturday
What’s happened to the trade paperback?
Down with ebooks!
Tuesday
Is ‘eating the tariffs’ good for business?
After observing Trump’s hostility to Walmart and Amazon, Home Depot took a different approach
Friday
Melania Trump is phoning it in
Her absence turned into a pretty lucrative enterprise
Tuesday
A White House Correspondents’ Dinner hangover
Plus: Eagles fly at the Rose Garden
Tuesday
The economic blackout movement trying to stop capitalism in its tracks
If these companies are evil now, then they were evil five months ago when Joe Biden was president
Monday
The shockingly earnest anti-comeback of Tom Green
Tom Green Country is honest and goodhearted
Friday
Why we dramatize history — and why we should stop
The melding of truth and fiction is both culturally limiting and the kind of dangerous terrain which breeds conspiracy theories and fake news
Wednesday
This month in culture: June 2024
Our guide to what should be on your radar
Tuesday
Was 2023 the year of the labor union?
It’s been a good year for unions, without much help from Democrats
Friday
The Criterion Collection gets with the times
Praised by Martin Scorsese, the Collection specializes in the restoration of classic cinema
Monday
Should I have had a sensitivity reader review my book?
They’re a kind of last line of defense against the intolerant left
Tuesday
Is Dan Snyder finally about to sell the Washington Commanders?
Jeff Bezos has the money, but his ownership of the Washington Post could prove a problem
Sunday
The heart of The Rings of Power
Amazon’s Tolkien adaptation does justice to the aesthetics as well as the ethics of his world
Saturday
Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series is brimming with ponderous aphorisms
Any pedants watching will have been delighted by the scrupulous observance of old-school linguistic rules
Wednesday
The fight for a $15 minimum wage is won
But is the victory sustainable?
Sunday
Gas prices are the new Covid
Social isolation? Check. Disrupted supply chain? Check. Crime spike? It’s coming
Friday
Beware the risks of tyrannical tech
Your bank account, car and WiFi could be shut off at a moment’s notice
Sunday
On receiving books in the mail
E-commerce is great for readers, but there’s no wrong way to buy books
