Enough With the Fireworks Already
It would be so easy to find a new and less harmful way to celebrate the founding of a nation.
By Margaret Renkl
It would be so easy to find a new and less harmful way to celebrate the founding of a nation.
By Margaret Renkl
An alternative photographic history of the Pride march shows that real belonging starts in the crowd, where people find refuge and community.
By Jackson Davidow and Bruce Cratsley
The celebrated show is both a product of our unhealthy obsession with toxic restaurant culture and a potential remedy for it.
By Aaron Timms
Our kids’ lingo is not only better than any we used; it’s a useful window into the way they think.
By Stephen Marche
A pop diva inspires and unites fans in ways that few other cultural figures can. Which is why we should all be rooting for Celine Dion.
By Elamin Abdelmahmoud
We had a chance to treat sex categories in sports with curiosity and compassion instead of condemnation. We still can.
By Michael Waters
Everything Donald Trump knows about picking a running mate in 2024 he learned while hosting “The Apprentice.”
By Ramin Setoodeh
There were no trees. There was no road. I was the trees, and I was the road. That darkness was like no darkness I’ve ever known.
By Margaret Renkl
When I met Morgan Spurlock, he was trying to make amends. What I saw changed how I think about #MeToo.
By Lux Alptraum
Intentional periods of sexual abstinence can help us better understand the nature of our desire. If we do Dry January, why not Dry Spell July?
By B.D. McClay
Some say that becoming as dull as a rock is an effective way to disengage.
By Christina Caron
Betting puts pressure on pro athletes. The cracks are starting to show.
By Leigh Steinberg
Nashville’s Parthenon proves that doing the right thing with looted artifacts doesn’t have to be a fight.
By Margaret Renkl
The past can look very different with the passage of time.
By Andrew McCarthy
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The Golden State Warriors were young once, and now they’re not.
By Ezekiel Kweku
The liberal arts are fading just when we need them most.
By Ezekiel J. Emanuel and Harun Küçük
Comedies make you laugh. Thrillers make you cheer. Some Hollywood films used to make you sob your eyes out. We need those movies again.
By Heather Havrilesky
We are very different writers, but I have kept Alice Munro in mind, daily and for decades, as an example to follow.
By Sheila Heti
Gotham’s 400th birthday calls for a celebration worthy of the great metropolis it is.
By Kenneth T. Jackson
A beef between two rap titans isn’t just about egos. It’s about the future of the genre, as determined by the legacy of its past.
By Laurence Ralph
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