Society

A bomb shelter during wartime

can be a microcosm of the absurdity of life

Jun 16 •

Why you might not be the hero you think you are

LUCA WOLFE MURRAY WRITES: Most people in history sided with power — not justice. Would you really be any different today? And might it relate to…

Jun 13 •

A surreal encounter with Ricky Martin

The Puerto Rican superstar, I discovered, could not disappoint a fan.

Jun 1 •

The War on Truth

Summing up our five-part series on the ways in which authoritarians spread and weaponize idiocy. This is your handy guide for resisting.

May 23 •

Ending the Tyranny of the Feed

THE WAR ON TRUTH, PART V: Social media is the primary delivery system for lies, radicalization and polarization. Time to hold the algorithms…

May 19 •

Eurovision again proves interesting

The cultural elites, disgusted with Israel, are a) not with the masses and b) mulishly indifferent to the power of a spectacular narrative

May 18 •

A Great Movie Not Yet Made

An architect dreams of eternity but tragedy strikes, his libertine son betrays him and the fashion moves on. His house becomes a mausoleum for memory…

May 12 •

A Surreal Encounter with Sir Galahad the Pure

Monty Python and the Holy Grail turns 50 at precisely the moment when we could use some comedy

May 10 •

The Magician’s Secret I Learned at Sixteen

LUCA WOLFE MURRAY writes: The trick is not about deception but distraction. Trump seems to get this. You’d better get it too.

Apr 27

A Few Thoughts About Pope Francis

Among them: It’s time for an English-speaking Pope

Apr 21 •

For Cannabis Lovers, ‘420’ is the Holy Grail of License Plate Collecting

LARRY LUXNER REPORTS: Collectors chase the ultimate stoner status symbol

Apr 20

Respect Your Elders - But Not On Bended Knee

Judaism gets respect for elders right - but the rabbis are abusing it. TRIGGER WARNING: This contains some Yiddishkeit!

Apr 11 •

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