How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
The Secret to Thinking Your Way Out of Anxiety
To live with uncertainty, see it as opportunity instead.
How One Woman Became the Scapegoat for America’s Reading Crisis
Lucy Calkins was an education superstar. Now she’s cast as the reason a generation of students struggles to read. Can she reclaim her good name?
Is Wokeness One Big Power Grab?
Behind much social-justice discourse is a self-interested struggle for power.
Nick Cave’s Revised Rules for Men
On his new album, he seems to want to help men cope with feelings of insecurity and irrelevance.
American Kakistocracy
Italy knows a thing or two about what the United States faces—but there are key differences between the two countries’ experiences.
The Exhibit That Will Change How You See Impressionism
The National Gallery’s “Paris 1874” explores the movement’s dark origins.
SNL Isn’t Bothering With Civility Anymore
The reelection of Donald Trump to the White House will change how we talk—at least, the late-night show seems to think so.
What the Band Eats
Memories of the meals I ate growing up with the Grateful Dead
Why the Gaetz Announcement Is Already Destroying the Government
With his Cabinet picks, Donald Trump is causing a civil-service exodus that may hobble federal infrastructure for generations.
A Classic Blockbuster for a Sunday Afternoon
Culture and entertainment musts from Jen Balderama
Amazon Haul Is an Omen
Welcome to the slop era of online shopping.
The Bluesky Bubble
This is a relapse, not a fix.
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