What’s the Rule About Looking at Women in Public?
⬥ As a retired Episcopal priest, I generally agree. It is important to remember that there are many diverse understandings… Read More »What’s the Rule About Looking at Women in Public?
Want an Authentic Travel Experience? Try McDonald’s.
It’s a much realer version of the supposed authenticity we so often seek.
The Secret to Perfect Veggie Meatballs Is Imperfection
The name, Ultimate Veggie Meatballs, was given to this recipe before it was created. It was still a vision, really,… Read More »The Secret to Perfect Veggie Meatballs Is Imperfection
‘The Interview’: Curtis Yarvin Says Democracy is Done
For a long time, Curtis Yarvin, a 51-year-old computer engineer, has written online about political theory in relative obscurity. His… Read More »‘The Interview’: Curtis Yarvin Says Democracy is Done
Birthright Citizenship Under the 14th Amendment Defined America. Will Trump End It?
In 1991, when Representative Elton Gallegly, a California Republican, sponsored a bill trying to restrict the Fourteenth Amendment, he referred… Read More »Birthright Citizenship Under the 14th Amendment Defined America. Will Trump End It?
Can I Go to Church When I Don’t Believe?
⬥ In Amsterdam, traffic lights have has three signals — for cars, pedestrians and bikes. At least at major intersections,… Read More »Can I Go to Church When I Don’t Believe?
Syrians in Turkey Agonize Over a Return Home
But this elation, for Ahmad and Areej, does not — cannot — translate into an intention to return to Deir… Read More »Syrians in Turkey Agonize Over a Return Home
Judge John Hodgman on Condescending Kit Kat Labels
Natasha writes: I’m having a heated argument with my 17-year-old about instructions I found on a Kit Kat wrapper today:… Read More »Judge John Hodgman on Condescending Kit Kat Labels
‘The Interview’: Ambassador David Pressman Is Alarmed by What He Has Seen
When you say that they were trying to make you seem weird or gross, what were these articles saying? There’s… Read More »‘The Interview’: Ambassador David Pressman Is Alarmed by What He Has Seen
Luigi Mangione Isn’t the First Accused Killer America Has Loved. He Won’t Be the Last.
Occasionally the embrace of Mangione would leap from the safety of the internet into environments where it sat less comfortably.… Read More »Luigi Mangione Isn’t the First Accused Killer America Has Loved. He Won’t Be the Last.