Magazine - Life & Arts
Eternals is unsubtle schlock
Filmmaker Chloe Zhao made history last April when she became the first woman from a minority background ever to win an Oscar. She earned the honor for…
November 16, 2021
Magazine - Life & Arts
Curb Your Enthusiasm is still unapologetically great
Is it necessary, 11 seasons in, to sing the praises of Curb Your Enthusiasm? Whatever schmohawk doesn’t know about HBO’s classic is unlikely, at this point, to…
Healthcare
Healthcare workers must be vaccinated by Jan. 4 under Biden’s COVID-19 mandate
The Biden administration, in conjunction with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, recently issued a COVID-19 vaccination mandate for staff of healthcare facilities who participate in…
Magazine - Life & Arts
Call of nature, call of duty
In the Army, soldiers are celebrated for being brave and tough and willing to endure hardship without complaint — for being “hardcore.” Although all military jobs are…
Magazine - Life & Arts
The forgotten father of American modernism
The best American art is often hidden. Sometimes, it conceals itself in pop culture, hiding in plain sight by disguising itself as a commercial product. Think muscle…
Magazine - Life & Arts
Two ways to start a car
I have a friend who is a psychiatrist. I once asked her what she does when she thinks a patient is lying to her. “How can you…
Beltway Confidential
Burying the lede, libel, and indictment
Burying the lede The corporate press are trying desperately to tip the scales against Kyle Rittenhouse, who is accused of shooting three men last year, killing two,…
Magazine
Then & Now: Military readiness
“Royal Marines force U.S. troops to surrender just days into training exercise.” So read a provocative headline from the United Kingdom’s Daily Telegraph earlier this month. The…
Magazine - Your Land
Twitter is not real life
Like much of the media, Twitter has become a hellish ideological echo chamber to be avoided. A recent NBC News poll found that Twitter is full of…
Crime
Ransomware suspects charged, but one may escape justice
The Department of Justice recently announced charges against two suspected hackers associated with the Eastern European REvil ransomware gang, but one is unlikely to face justice in…