Tony, Before He Was Bourdain
Tony follows a very familiar sort of 19-year-old menace—the kind of character coming-of-age movies like this were made for. He’s someone you might have crushed on in college: He sulks…
An Unfortunate Surprise for BMW Owners
What does a roughly $100,000 BMW 7 Series get you? With a few taps on the sedan’s massive touch screen, you can play Pac-Man or let the car park itself.…
What Does Mike Johnson Think His Job Is?
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Trump’s Irrationality Is Dangerous
Many Americans—and much of the rest of the world—have become inured to Donald Trump’s strange rants. When he shouts about sharks, when he drones on about his brilliant uncle, when…
Trump Tests the Definition of Insider Trading
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The Catholic Church’s New Schism
Source: YouTube Summary At an open-air Mass in Écône, Switzerland, before a crowd of about 16,000 people, four priests became bishops last month. The men professed their fidelity to tradition…
One Problem With Attacking the Smithsonian? Americans Like It.
Earlier this year, I visited a “Freedom Truck,” one of the patriotic mobile museums that the Trump administration is sending around the country for the nation’s 250 birthday. There, I…
A Trojan Horse Is Supposed to Have Humans Inside It
If you go to Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey, you may be able to purchase, for a mere $69.99, a plastic receptacle shaped as a Trojan horse. The horse is used in…
A Sibling Is Not Always a ‘Gift’
Within months of having her first child, Samantha Savran began hearing from family and friends that she should have a second. Doing so would be the greatest “gift” that she…
Now, Thanks to Sam Altman, You Never Have to Speak to Your Kids Again
“cool use case of chatgpt work i heard last night: connect your family calendars and explain your kids’ interests. every morning for the drive to school, have it make a…















