‘Infinite Jest’ Is Back. Maybe Litbros Should Be, Too
“You’re seriously asking for my view on The English Patient?!” the late author David Foster Wallace squirms, midway through a...
Twenty-somethings discover nostalgia, throwing back to a carefree time before the ‘dark days’: 2016
The year is 2016. Somehow it feels carefree, driven by internet culture. Everyone is wearing over-the-top makeup. At least, that’s...
Meet the Federal Debt, the Fed’s Actual New Boss (Sorry, Kevin Warsh)
For the past half-century, policymakers have taken for granted that the Federal Reserve would seek to maintain control over inflation,...
Trump says U.S. will decertify Canadian-made planes, threatens 50% tariff
President Donald Trump said he is “decertifying” all aircraft built in Canada and threatened to impose 50 percent tariffs on...
How I learned the difference between love and survival in a chemsex world
On Christmas morning, the man I thought I needed left me in another man’s cabin. Hours earlier, Thom and I...
A Challenge for Britain’s Royal Mail: Proving it Can Deliver the Mail
Something seemed off about the cadence of Andy Shield’s mail. Twenty-four Christmas cards came in a single day to his...
Springsteen, Bragg, and More Show Support for Minneapolis: Morello and Rise Against Holding ‘A Concert of Solidarity’
The news out of Minneapolis, Minnesota, continues to report tense conditions in the city after ICE agents shot and killed...
Chinese fishing boats have been making some unusual moves lately in the East China Sea, satellite images and shipping data show
It appears China's Maritime Militia assembled in coordinated lines in the East China Sea. JAM STA ROSA / AFPThousands of...
The Best New TV Shows of January 2026
I don’t know about you, but I’ll be happy to leave the bad weather and worse news of January 2026...
Ex-CNN host Don Lemon taken into custody after Trump demanded his arrest
Broadcaster Don Lemon was arrested in connection with a protest against President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota. The longtime...
