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“Freed” into fire
On May 25, 2020, police in Minneapolis arrested George Floyd for alledgedly using a counterfeit $20 bill. During the arrest, one arresting officer, since [...]
No brain to speak of
A Lyft driver once told me the daftest thing, that there are some rich old couples who, when one of them is dying, get [...]
One too many in the kitchen
I love an audience when I'm cooking. My kitchen is normally open to the world. Though I invite interested guests to behold the goings-on, [...]
Some like it virtual
Two kinds of people live in shaky Chile, says my photographer Oscar. The first kind yells doomsday after each earthquake, the second shrugs and [...]
When the good girl gets lost
Last week I watched "Miss Americana," a documentary about singer Taylor Swift. While I’ve never been a diehard fan, I’ve enjoyed her music over [...]
Faking it with glee
The spreading of manipulated information has been a constant throughout most of human history. Now, however, in the social media era, it appears to [...]
Seventeen, and other perils
In Italy, writes columnist Kristine Crane, the number 17 invites bad tidings, a nefarious twist on what the Roman lettering XVII can be rearranged to mean.
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When the good girl gets lost
Last week I watched "Miss Americana," a documentary about singer Taylor Swift. While I’ve never been a diehard fan, I’ve [...]
Hollywood “Times”
I will keep this mercifully short. On May 24, a Sunday, "The New York Times" pulled a cheap stunt. It [...]
The Italian “correction”
Italy is now that much closer to knowing the full impact of the coronavirus. The March COVID-19 death toll, based [...]
Faking it with glee
The spreading of manipulated information has been a constant throughout most of human history. Now, however, in the social media [...]
Seventeen, and other perils
In Italy, writes columnist Kristine Crane, the number 17 invites bad tidings, a nefarious twist on what the Roman lettering XVII can be rearranged to mean.
Light in Afghanistan
Afghanistan, as you might imagine, is in a tough spot these days. It has of course been in a perpetual [...]
Bonus points from The Man
The other day a CNN broadcaster stared at her audience and stopped midsentence: 90,000 Americans, she said with a sigh. [...]