Welcome to the Burning 20s

America is in the middle of a decade of dangerous instability
America is in the middle of a decade of dangerous instability
Global warming is moving faster than the best models can keep a handle on
Theres no such thing as an easy weeknight meal
China grandstands about Gaza while repressing a Muslim community within its own borders Hardly anyone seems to notice
The memory of January 6 vanishes from Trumps new Washington
A rationale is always just a scroll or a click away
The 2025 winners were all over the map portending a wide-open awards season
At the Golden Globes the comedian put her roastmaster experience to good useif you listened closely
And he took his father to the flame and his father said I am not a goat And the boy said no you are not a goat And the father said...
The case for history without apologies
Culture and entertainment musts from Kristen V Brown
Reading puzzles and physical activity strengthen the mind in different ways
Plus Are any of Trumps Cabinet picks in trouble
Notes from an actualist on what liberation requires
Its not a magic wand to save Americabut neither is it entirely useless
We're not doing it as much as we used to You can be the change we need
Inflation hardly hampered Americans love of buying the beverage
The close vote was a bad sign for Trumps legislative agenda
Contemplating death at the start of a new year
Swifts songs tell us that its okay to be hungry for joy and romance
Inside the painters life in New Mexico
Just use your hand instead
A Christmas carnival in Nigeria New Years Eve fireworks around the world a Polar Bear Plunge in New York a photogenic archway in California ...
Each of these titles exercises a different kind of reading muscle so that you can choose the one that will push you most