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Our Critic Breaks Down His Picks
With the Oscars around the corner, Wesley Morris, a critic at The New York Times Magazine, has created a list… Read More »Our Critic Breaks Down His Picks
Awards for Acting Categories That Don’t Exist at the Oscars
Fran Rogowski, “Passages” When it comes to communication, we are a face species. But the back talks, too. Some actors… Read More »Awards for Acting Categories That Don’t Exist at the Oscars
Marilynne Robinson Considers Biden a Gift of God
For years, I had a secondhand paperback copy of Marilynne Robinson’s 1980 novel, “Housekeeping,” on my bookshelf that I never… Read More »Marilynne Robinson Considers Biden a Gift of God
Israel-Hamas War: How Oct. 7 Drove a Wedge Into the Democratic Party
As House members most sympathetic to the pro-Palestinian left battle for their seats, the challenge for the burgeoning activist class… Read More »Israel-Hamas War: How Oct. 7 Drove a Wedge Into the Democratic Party
Is Shoplifting OK if the Shop Owner Is Awful?
A close friend of many years whom I’ve always thought of as an extremely honest, ethical person recently confided in… Read More »Is Shoplifting OK if the Shop Owner Is Awful?
Judge John Hodgman on the Husband Who Loves to Vacuum
Jen writes: My husband, Rob, loves to vacuum floors and does so several times each week. Afterward, he brings the… Read More »Judge John Hodgman on the Husband Who Loves to Vacuum
Listening to Music Is Better When It’s a Conversation Among Friends
If you are the type of person who bides your time waiting for any conversation to pivot to music, who… Read More »Listening to Music Is Better When It’s a Conversation Among Friends
Should I Keep Trying to Pay a $700 Bill? I Think They Forgot to Charge Me.
In his response, the Ethicist noted: “It sounds as if her reluctance to discuss the future reflects a reluctance to… Read More »Should I Keep Trying to Pay a $700 Bill? I Think They Forgot to Charge Me.
How Emma Stone, Bradley Cooper, and Other Great Actors Spend Their Free Time
James Nachtwey, an eminent photojournalist known for his intimate depictions of the front lines in places like Iraq, Afghanistan and… Read More »How Emma Stone, Bradley Cooper, and Other Great Actors Spend Their Free Time