Gwyneth Paltrow Is Very Sorry to Postpone Her Dinner
Special and invited guests, I’m sorry to inform you that after intense public scrutiny, I have decided to postpone the Hamptons dinner I had planned this weekend to celebrate Sam…
The AI Backlash Gets Professional
If there’s one thing America seems to agree on, it’s AI. Some three-quarters of Americans oppose a data center being built in their area, three-quarters of Americans think AI will…
What Dolly Parton Knew About Reading
This is an edition of the Books Briefing, our editors’ weekly guide to the best in books. Sign up for it here. My best friend’s baby got mail from Dolly…
The Limits of Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity
Years before the polka-dotted pumpkins, before the Instagrammable Infinity Mirror Rooms, Yayoi Kusama made art that was charged with oppositional energy. Her performances, in which she painted dots onto the…
Welcome to the Scrolling Backlash
Source: YouTube Summary Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube A lot of people are getting tired of their phone—they’re sick of the algorithms and overwhelmed by what can…
How Karoline Leavitt Debased Her Job
The lie is the elemental matter of the Trump administration. The value of lying is Donald Trump’s deepest belief. He built his celebrity image through shameless and constant deceit that…
Watching Tim Curry Have Fun Was the Most Fun Thing
Source: YouTube Summary As a performer, Tim Curry knew how to walk a fine line. Even his most sinister characters had an ironic sort of appeal, because watching Curry have…
A Turning Point in AI Writing
There was a time—a more innocent age—when you could read an op-ed in a major newspaper and confidently say that a human had written it. Hold on to the memory…
Everything Is Called America Now
“If you think about it, we have a gulf, and we have a lake. Now all we need is an ocean.” — President Trump, declaring Lake Ontario “Lake America” via…
Pennsylvania’s Public-Health Officials May Be Wrong About a Measles Death
Source: YouTube Summary Measles outbreaks around the country are already a disaster, but more bad news arrived on Tuesday. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro announced that two measles-associated deaths had occurred…















