When a government run by white men for the benefit of a white minority and white-owned business wants even more power, it begins by declaring war on women.
A Nation of Hostages
Consider this year’s 314 mass shootings in just 186 days.
Consider this year’s 314 mass shootings in just 186 days.
When You Put a Hamburger Patty in a Frying Pan or on a Grill, Press Your Thumb in the Center
The Secret of Life. Bill Nighy in a music video? Mary Oliver’s summer poem. A simple way to wake up roast chicken. Bob Dylan, 80, sings “Happy Birthday” to Brian Wilson, 80. And more….
The Secret of Life. Bill Nighy in a music video? Mary Oliver’s summer poem. A simple way to wake up roast chicken. Bob Dylan, 80, sings “Happy Birthday” to Brian Wilson, 80. And more….
Fashion Icons 2: Fashion Lives with Fern Mallis
Anna Wintour is the Queen of Fashion? Maybe in the past. The enduring Godmother of American Fashion is Fern Mallis, and her books of interviews are more than great fashion stories --- they're life lessons.
Anna Wintour is the Queen of Fashion? Maybe in the past. The enduring Godmother of American Fashion is Fern Mallis, and her books of interviews are more than great fashion stories — they’re life lessons.
The Perfect Summer: England 1911, Just Before the Storm
Summer in England, 1911: Extra night watchmen were hired at great country houses to protect the precious jewels of weekenders. In the cities, the lower orders seethed. Fun reading --- if you don't think: gee, this is a bit like the American summer of 2022.
Monday Butler: Summer in England, 1911: Extra night watchmen were hired at great country houses to protect the precious jewels of weekenders. In the cities, the lower orders seethed. Fun reading — if you don’t think: gee, this is a bit like the American summer of 2022.
Soul and Inspiration: The Story of Women Who Climb 20,000-Foot Mountains in Bolivia and a Movie About a Thrilling Runner
Soul and Inspiration: women who climb 20,000-foot mountains in Bolivia and a lace-up-your-running-shoes movie about a legendary track star
Soul and Inspiration: women who climb 20,000-foot mountains in Bolivia and a lace-up-your-running-shoes movie about a legendary track star
3,044 Empty Chairs. 11 Short Novels. 1 Exceptional Ramen. 1 Stunning Quote. 1 Midnight Song.
David Keene, former president of the National Rifle Association, and John Lott, author of “More Guns, Less Crime,” were invited to speak at the graduation of James Madison Academy in Las Vegas in June, 2021.
David Keene, former president of the National Rifle Association, and John Lott, author of “More Guns, Less Crime,” were invited to speak at the graduation of James Madison Academy in Las Vegas in June, 2021.
Small Victories: Spotting Improbable Moments of Grace
“We are in a collective shutting-down to crisis,” The Harvard Gazette cheerlessly reminded me when I opened its email this morning. Well, duh. How to stay open, even a little? Anne Lamott proposes "small victories...
“We are in a collective shutting-down to crisis,” The Harvard Gazette cheerlessly reminded me when I opened its email this morning. Well, duh. How to stay open, even a little? Anne Lamott proposes “small victories…
Thich Nhat Hanh: Being Peace
The stock market, 1/6 hearings, Ukraine -- not to mention my messy life. Relief? I'm hoping it's 128 pages away.
The stock market, 1/6 hearings, Ukraine — not to mnention my messy life. Relief? I’m hoping it’s 128 pages away.
After the Wedding
Are you loving Sidse Babett Knudsen in Season 4 of "Borgen" on Netflix? It will end. She says there won't be more. But "After the Wedding" -- her best film -- is forever. Don't miss it.
Are you loving Sidse Babett Knudsen in Season 4 of “Borgen” on Netflix? It will end. She says there won’t be more. But “After the Wedding” — her best film — is forever. Don’t miss it.
The Man Who Broke Capitalism: How Jack Welch Gutted the Heartland and Crushed the Soul of Corporate America—and How To Undo His Legacy
It's a real-life horror movie: A monster became CEO of the country's most important company. Fortune called him "the century's best CEO." But he destroyed the company. Meet Jack Welch.
It’s a real-life horror movie: A monster became CEO of the country’s most important company. Fortune called him “the century’s best CEO.” But he destroyed the company. Meet Jack Welch.
Garland Jeffreys Is So Much More Than ‘Wild in the Streets’
Rolling with Tom Cruise. A weekend movie that’s fun and smart. Shrimp that’s not boiled to death.
Rolling with Tom Cruise. A weekend movie that’s fun and smart. Shrimp that’s not boiled to death.
Somerset Maugham: Ashenden
Raymond Chandler: “Somerset Maugham's ‘Ashenden’ is far ahead of any other spy story ever written…"
Raymond Chandler: “Somerset Maugham’s ‘Ashenden’ is far ahead of any other spy story ever written…”
Borgen: The Best Show You’ve Never Seen
Back, after a decade, for a 4th season. In a dark time, a reason to be cheerful.
Back, after a decade, for a 4th season. In a dark time, a reason to be cheerful.
Nutritional Yeast
In something I’m writing that might grow up to be a novel, we’re on Nantucket, where even the new money is less vulgar than it is in the Hamptons.
In something I’m writing that might grow up to be a novel, we’re on Nantucket, where even the new money is less vulgar than it is in the Hamptons.
Endless Love
After Reading Sally Rooney, I Asked: Are There Articulate Young Lovers? Yes, There Are. These. (Prepare to Swoon.)
After Reading Sally Rooney, I Asked: Are There Articulate Young Lovers? Yes, There Are. These. (Prepare to Swoon.)