How ‘Goy’ Went from Yiddish to Antisemitic Dog Whistle to Zoomer Slang
Last week I interviewed a teenager about his use of the word “goyslop.” That’s a term for cruddy, low-quality food...
Bill to limit prison off-ramp for the mentally ill could soon head to Newsom
A bill to tighten California’s rules on mental health diversion — a process that allows certain criminal defendants to avoid...
Giacometti’s Goddesses Have Entered the Temple
Ancient Egyptians knew the Temple of Dendur as the residence of the goddess Isis, who would interact with worshipers there...
What prediction markets are saying about the chances of California passing a billionaire tax
Prediction markets are taking stock of news reports ahead of a key deadline for California's proposed billionaire tax. Caroline Brehman/Bloomberg...
Trump’s Titanic Insecurities Are Sinking Us
Frank Bruni: Bret, you just wrote a compelling column calling President Trump’s truce with Iran less a deal than a...
Civil rights era changed how Black Americans see themselves
When Americans assess the legacy of the civil rights movement, we usually count laws passed and barriers dismantled. Brown vs....
She Saw Her Skydiving Plane Burn. Would She Jump Again?
The choreography matched what they’d practiced on the ground, thousands of feet below: The five parachutists clasped each other, let...
The Hoover Dam let energy flow. Congress should take the hint.
John Barrasso, a Republican from Wyoming, is majority whip in the U.S. Senate. Millions of Americans rightly worry about the...
Whatnot is worth $11.5 billion—and its sellers just hit one billion orders
The first orders on Whatnot, in 2020, were Funko Pops, sold live by cofounder Grant LaFontaine. For the uninitiated: “A...
Halo Stops Bedtime Scrolling so You Can Go the F to Sleep
I had every intention of reading when I got into bed, but my e-reader wouldn’t power up. Instead, I launched...
