Magazine - Life & Arts
The screams of silence
There’s a room in the Microsoft headquarters that is considered the quietest room on earth. The room is constructed out of concrete compartments, and it is so…
February 28, 2023
Magazine - Life & Arts
Dave Bautista’s secret; or, how pro wrestling saved the Hollywood action hero
Once upon a time, Hollywood had a man’s man for every occasion. That time ended as Sean Connery, Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, and even bodybuilding box-office hero…
Magazine - Life & Arts
The great chain of being Jeremy Clarkson
The second season of Clarkson’s Farm, a docuseries now out on Amazon Prime, raises the question of what happens when a member of the upstart fourth estate…
Magazine - Washington Briefing
The Supreme Court case that could fundamentally change the internet
The Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in a case that could fundamentally alter social media. Gonzales v. Google, heard by the justices on Feb. 21, asks…
Business
East Palestine shows the business end of train derailments
On Feb. 3, a Norfolk Southern 38-car freight train derailed in the vicinity of East Palestine, Ohio, a municipality of about 5,000 people. Though there were no…
Magazine - Washington Briefing
GOP gets an entrepreneur, Biden gets a challenger
Investor Vivek Ramaswamy’s 2024 bid for the Republican presidential nomination is testing whether his criticism of “woke” culture is a sleeping giant issue among primary voters or…
Magazine - Washington Briefing
Russian hackers aren’t done with Ukraine
With Russian advancement in its war with Ukraine often stalled, the country has frequently turned to cyberattacks to cause mayhem for the defenders. Around the Feb. 24…
Foreign Policy
The cold hard truth: Ukraine could lose to Putin if it can’t win this year
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky knows he has only one sure path to lasting victory over Vladimir Putin’s invasion force — and it doesn’t involve trading land for…
Healthcare
How AI Is reshaping healthcare
Like any emerging technology, artificial intelligence has the potential to greatly benefit humanity or inflict significant harm. Health sector experts are emphasizing AI’s promise to increase efficiency…
Magazine - Obituary
Richard Belzer, 1944-2023
The lifespan of a television series is typically six to seven seasons, on average. When a series ends, the characters go away as well. Unless the name…