Magazine - Life & Arts
If you like piña coladas
“If you like piña coladas and getting caught in the rain…” Rupert Holmes’s 1979 hit is titled “Escape (the Piña Colada Song)” but the Escape part was…
April 5, 2022
Magazine - Washington Briefing
‘They’re baaaaack!’
Just as homelessness is a national crisis only when a Republican is in the White House, so, too, is Koch Industries an existential threat to our core…
Magazine - Life & Arts
Deep Water revives the smutty thriller
Throughout movie history, more than a few major directors have benefited from stepping away from the camera for long stretches. In one famous example, Terrence Malick let…
Business
Greg Abbott eyes a third term
Gregory Wayne Abbott is attempting what only one other governor in Texas has done: win a third term. But the 64-year-old incumbent, previously the longest-serving attorney general…
Magazine - Life & Arts
A Fairer Sex?
Sex is one of those odd things about which, to understand truly what’s going on, you have to recognize that we’re always negotiating three or four different,…
Healthcare
A messy patchwork of state systems is causing massive improper Medicaid payment rates
The federal government doled out nearly $100 billion in what it calls “improper” Medicaid payments in 2021 — accounting for approximately one-fifth of all Medicaid payments, according…
Business
What a fantasy author’s multimillion-dollar Kickstarter means
The high water mark for Brandon Sanderson’s publishing advances likely came in 2009, when it was announced that Tor Books would front him $2.5 million for four…
Business
Lapsus$ hacking group may be a bunch of teenagers
In recent months, a hacking group thought to be responsible for high-profile breaches of Samsung, Microsoft, and other companies appears to be a group of teenagers and…
Beltway Confidential
Biden energetically flaps his two left hands
It’s ironic that the best summation of President Joe Biden’s energy policy is a joke from former Vice President Al Gore, who used to goad conservatives by…
Magazine - Washington Briefing
MAGA mess in Alabama: Rescinded Brooks endorsement leaves other candidates vying for Trump’s support
Former President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw his endorsement of Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks in the state’s Republican Senate primary has left the other candidates in the…