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Revisiting “The Plot Against America”
I read and reread Philip Roth’s book to try to understand the present, to make sense of what may happen. Source link
What if the Attention Crisis Is All a Distraction?
There are awards for the year’s best films but not for its best TikTok videos. That’s too bad, since 2024 yielded several tiny masterpieces. From @yojairyjaimee, a flawless, minute-long...
Miranda Rights: What TV Cops Get Wrong
We’ve all seen it on TV: a cop slaps on the cuffs, and before you know it, they’re reciting the Miranda rights like they’re reading a grocery list. But...
Alex Stupak’s Seriously Playful Seafood Joint
The Basque region is a big influence on the Otter’s ever-changing menu, as is New England (Stupak grew up in Massachusetts), not only in the crab-dip pasta but in...
Skip College, Make Millions? Young Entrepreneurs Tell All
Thinking about skipping college to dive into the world of entrepreneurship? You’re not alone. With the success stories of tech giants like Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg, many young...
The Henri Cartier-Bresson of South Korea
During Han’s lifetime—he died in 1999—he was primarily known for his commercial work. In 1966, he founded Han’s Photo, one of the first studios to specialize in advertising (cosmetics,...
The Cruel Abstraction of “Beast Games”
“Beast Games,” a reality-competition show currently streaming on Amazon Prime, opens with a dramatic camera shot, circling in three-sixty degrees to capture the show’s host, a skinny young man...
Mental Health Days: Are They the New Lunch Break?
Mental health days are becoming a hot topic at work, almost like a new kind of lunch break. People are talking about them more and more. It’s about taking...
How David Lynch Became an Icon of Cinema
Thursday morning, I happened to be rereading Pauline Kael’s classic 1969 essay “Trash, Art, and the Movies.” A few hours later, I learned that David Lynch had died, and...
Fast Company Discusses AI-Enhanced Police Surveillance
The rise of AI-powered surveillance technology in law enforcement transforms how police departments operate across America. As someone deeply concerned about the balance between public safety and civil liberties,...
