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Returning to the Scene of My Brutal Rape
A woman is running. In the path, a man appears as if from nowhere. He is masked and he holds a knife. What are her choices? On one side...
William F. Buckley, Jr., and the Invention of American Conservatism
National Review embraced Goldwater. Bozell ghostwrote his campaign book, “The Conscience of a Conservative,” a hit with college students. But Goldwater was crushed in the general election, winning just...
The Self-Taught Cook Who Mastered the Flour Tortilla
As a kid growing up in Hermosillo, the biggest city in the arid northern Mexican state of Sonora, Ruben Leal took the region’s signature flour tortillas for granted. You...
All the Films in Competition at Cannes 2025, Ranked from Best to Worst
When the competition program of the seventy-eighth Cannes Film Festival was announced several weeks ago, I wasn’t alone in predicting that the Iranian director Jafar Panahi would win the...
Three Ice-Cream Sundaes for the Start of Summer
I believe that the single best dessert a person can have after a satisfying restaurant meal involves walking five to eight city blocks to a nearby ice-cream shop, to...
Is “Thunderbolts*” Marvel’s Attempt to Salvage the Superhero Genre?
In the run-up to the première of “Thunderbolts*,” on May 2nd, Marvel earned some light mockery for the art-house vibe of one of its trailers. Over an edgy E.D.M....
5 Investing Mistakes Young Entrepreneurs Should Avoid
Under30CEO is a publication dedicated to young people dreaming big. Since its founding in 2008, the site has been committed to inspiring, educating, and featuring the doers of the...
Want to Be a CEO Someday? These Five Success Moves Could Make All the Difference
CEO success isn’t just about a fancy title or corner office views. It’s about leading with vision, navigating pressure with clarity, and building something worth remembering. The path to...
Summer Culture Preview
High-stakes competition makes for high drama in “F1 the Movie” (June 27), directed by Joseph Kosinski, starring Brad Pitt as a Formula One driver who is forced out of...
What It’s Like to Root for the Knicks
I’m not always so good at taking notes on basketball games that I plan to write about, especially if my haunted team, the New York Knicks, is among the...
