Business
Santa’s supply chain is running smoothly
Even Santa Claus relies on a supply chain. The elves, the workshop, the sleigh — they’re all part of an elaborate scheme to assemble, schedule, and deliver…
December 13, 2022
Beltway Confidential
Playing fast and loose with the language
It sure feels as if major newsrooms are running out of things to be angry about. The Washington Post complained this week that Discovery’s annual “Shark Week” program was…
Magazine - Life & Arts
Tender horror in Bones and All
Italian director Luca Guadagnino finds frequent muses in heartbreak and forbidden hunger. His film best known in the United States, 2017’s Call Me By Your Name, was…
Magazine - Washington Briefing
Congressional couch trip
Rep.-elect Jen Kiggans spent years yelling at politicians on the TV from her couch, lamenting that elected officials couldn’t come together to get things done. As a…
Crime
Addiction and subtraction
Opinion Addiction and subtraction By Zachary Faria, Commentary Writer December 09, 2022 04:30 AM Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Email Print Opinion Addiction and subtraction By Zachary Faria, Commentary…
Business
Marginal benefit
A favorite anecdote of the late Republican President Ronald Reagan hearkened back to his Hollywood days in the 1940s and early 1950s. “When I was in the…
Magazine - Life & Arts
Lincoln’s slow walk
In August, with the death of David McCullough at the age of 89, Jon Meacham became the American king of what has been derided by the self-labeled…
Magazine - Life & Arts
A punchy Christmas
Old Fezziwig, bless his soul, knew how to throw a Christmas party. Young Scrooge’s cheerful boss led the way through dances and more dances. He served up…
Magazine - Life & Arts
Time management, next year
I was asked a very rude question yesterday. A person I don’t know very well asked, “So, do you have any New Year’s resolutions planned?” To be…
Magazine - Life & Arts
2022: The year in tennis
For nearly 20 years, men’s tennis has been dominated by three transcendent players — Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic. Tennis fans have been wondering for…