Magazine - Life & Arts
A playlist is no match for a mixtape as a romantic gesture
When I was a teenager — and it’s none of your business when, exactly, that was — there was one unmistakable way to let someone know that…
August 8, 2023
Magazine - Life & Arts
Think you know your Gibsons from your Sidecars? The Downtime Cocktail Quiz
1) Which of these is the odd man out? Sam Ward Joe Rickey William Henry Harrison Levi Morton 2) One of these things is not like the…
Magazine - Washington Briefing
Would Senate Democrats take up a Biden impeachment pushed by House Republicans?
Seven months into Republican control of the House of Representatives, they are making noises about impeaching President Joe Biden. And Biden’s vanquished opponent is demanding it. At…
Magazine - Life & Arts
The O.C. premiered 20 years ago. Was it the beginning of an era of TV or the end of one?
The pilot episode of The O.C., which aired 20 years ago Aug. 5 — tick tock, fellow millennials — begins in uncommonly cinematic style for a network…
Beltway Confidential
Barbie can’t tell you if you need to dump your boyfriend
If your boyfriend doesn’t like the Barbie movie, you might need to break up with him. At least, that’s what the internet says. Women all over the…
Magazine - Life & Arts
Sergei Loznitsa’s new documentary asks if Allied bombing in World War II deserves another thought
More than 300,000 German civilians were killed by Allied strategic bombing in World War II. It was thought that it would break the German economy, but when…
Magazine - Washington Briefing
What in the world is going on with UFOs?
While a small community of enthusiasts has been investigating unidentified flying objects for decades, in recent years, they largely flew under the radar. Until a compelling 2017…
Magazine - Washington Briefing
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds to interview several 2024 Republican presidential hopefuls
Gov. Kim Reynolds (R-IA) is set to interview a swath of 2024 Republican presidential candidates five months ahead of her state’s kickoff voting event — with a…
Magazine - Washington Briefing
Online safety bills mean well to protect children but may create new problems
Two efforts aimed at keeping children safer online recently advanced in the Senate, but critics of the bills warn they may be a cure worse than the…
Foreign Policy
On Ukraine, a hawkish Biden and some skeptical GOP lawmakers mark role reversal
President Joe Biden is a creature of the Cold War era. The old Soviet Union was a superpower rival of the United States for the first half…