The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen
The improbable and true story of how Al Sharpton, Cornel West, Marion Barry’s wife, and Tucker Carlson (yes, that Tucker Carlson) flew to...
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David Halberstam, RIP
April 25, 2007 • These days, reporters regularly gather to bemoan the demise of old journalism and the rise of blogs. Future historians...
How John Owen Proposed to His Wife
The purpose of the discourse laid out – The major points therein established – The sundry benefits of marriage discussed – The vices...
Artist of Record: Alex Steinweiss
From refracting prisms and interactive fruit to facial acupuncture and bitches brew, artwork is as much a part of the identity of a...
Nature Crushes Nurture
The Letter of Hellboy to the Galatians “But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the...
Narrative Neediness & 'Fake' News
Jesse Walker on how our need for narrative creates a market for both conspiracy theory and fake and slanted news: For a lot of people,...
Waiting for a Young Pope
The Young Pope, HBO’s series about an arch-reactionary successor to Pope Francis, is often boring and occasionally blasphemous, but its...
New Wingland
Sunday night’s Super Bowl had all the makings of a boring championship game. The Atlanta Falcons appeared to have Super Bowl LI won in...
Leaders of the Band
Remembering Mark Heard and Dan Fogelberg The Greek philosopher and musicologist Damon of Athens reportedly said, “Give me the songs of a...
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