It’s Time to Bring Back the Duel
I prefer autumn for a duel. A nip in the air and the thick butterscotch warmth of bourbon. A whiff… Read More »It’s Time to Bring Back the Duel
Can Accepting Money for Volunteering Be the Right Thing to Do?
My husband is a physician and volunteers extensively at a rural clinic for uninsured patients. He recently won a local… Read More »Can Accepting Money for Volunteering Be the Right Thing to Do?
How My Trip to Quit Sugar Quickly Became a Journey Into Hell
And from the more westerly of the two docks, it was possible to stare directly at the smaller, even more… Read More »How My Trip to Quit Sugar Quickly Became a Journey Into Hell
What Trump Voters Want for the Future of America
When a new president is inaugurated, the thermodynamics of power in Washington become for a moment physically observable, measurable in… Read More »What Trump Voters Want for the Future of America
This Soup Should Always Be on the Table
Soup rice eases as it goes down. My friend Matt Rodbard, who was a writer of the cookbooks “Koreaworld” and… Read More »This Soup Should Always Be on the Table
Nevada’s Lithium Could Help Save the Earth. But What Happens to Nevada?
Donnelly, who dropped out of college and moved to the Mojave Desert in the early 2000s, took a different path… Read More »Nevada’s Lithium Could Help Save the Earth. But What Happens to Nevada?
‘The Rizzler’ and the Creeping Childishness of Pop Culture
I can remember, when I was young, having an iron-solid moment of clarity. I couldn’t have been much older than… Read More »‘The Rizzler’ and the Creeping Childishness of Pop Culture
Judge John Hodgman on Baby Shampoo
Daniel writes: My brother insists on using Johnson’s Baby Shampoo, saying there’s no reason adults can’t enjoy the “gentle to… Read More »Judge John Hodgman on Baby Shampoo
Why Did Adrian Wojnarowski Take a 99% Pay Cut? To Save the Team He Loves.
Maybe you wonder what the general manager of a college basketball team actually does. So do plenty of other people,… Read More »Why Did Adrian Wojnarowski Take a 99% Pay Cut? To Save the Team He Loves.