Month: August 2015
Oh, great: New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, the chamber’s third-ranking Democrat, plans to announce his opposition to the nuclear deal negotiated by the U.S., Iran, and five world powers tomorrow, t
It seems appropriate that The Daily Show is ending tonight. That debate makes parody beside the point. Fox has clearly determined (correctly, in my view) that Rubio is their strongest potential gene
On the 70th anniversary, John Hersey’s landmark account is worth reading if you haven’t already.
I was fairly shocked when “Magic Mike” came out. What was this–a movie about male strippers? What? Is that even a thing? Well, I guess it’s enough of a thing because “Mag
The great Katha Pollitt: There are two reasons abortion rights activists have been boxed in. One is that we’ve been reactive rather than proactive. To deflect immediate attacks, we fall in with mess
I wish my children were as thoughtful as this young man: And here’s Marcus’ response.
Frankly, I’d have been a bit disappointed in Philadelphia if HitchBot had made it out alive. Canadians made hitchBOT, which is to say that they crudely assembled a broadly anthropomorphic heap o
You know you want to live in this universe — you know you do.