The Most Heartfelt and Goofy of R.E.M., According to Mike Mills by Devon Ivie I consider myself lucky that my tenure as a student in college radio coincided with the time that R.E.M. were still making great records. My longtime … Continue reading Outside Reading — Mills Mulls edition
The Dungeons & Dragons Players of Death Row by Keri Blakinger Keri Blakinger delivers beautiful, insightful reporting in this story about death row inmates who set some level of escape from their often inhumane circumstances by retreating into the fantastical … Continue reading Outside Reading — The Legend of Arthaxx d’Cannith edition
Journalism fails miserably at explaining what is really happening to America by Will Bunch Until the mainstream news media comes to its collective senses and starts reporting with proper alarm on the Republican party’s cult-like adherence to despotic tendencies, writers … Continue reading Outside Reading — Burying the Lead edition
New College is a warning about the price of populist incompetence by Don Moynihan Watching Republicans continue to savage the U.S. education system in every way they can think of, I’m reminded of George Carlin’s long-ago explanation for why this … Continue reading Outside Reading — Lower Learning edition
The Swedes know the secret to happiness: You are not your stuff by Michael J. Coren Using the bestselling book The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning and its spinoff reality show as a prompt, Michael J. Coren writes about … Continue reading Outside Reading — The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning edition
‘They picked the wrong people’: How locals at the crooked pub are fighting back by Guy Kelly The cockeyed structure known of late as The Crooked House was built in 1765 and has served as a pub under various guises … Continue reading Outside Reading — Crooked edition
What Happened to Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt? by Marnie Hanel When specific recommendations to use Diamond Crystal kosher salt started showing up in recipes from publications favored by our household, we were perplexed by how difficult it was to track … Continue reading Outside Reading — Salty edition
Greta Gerwig on the Blockbuster ‘Barbie’ Opening (and How She Got Away With It) by Kyle Buchanan This is a fairly straightforward interview with Greta Gerwig, conducted after her latest feature, Barbie, officially blew past all expectations for its critical … Continue reading Outside Reading — She’s Having the Best Day edition
A Royal Soldier Fainted in the Heat. It Holds a Lesson for All of Us. by Jon Mooallem It’s the subhead of Jon Mooallen’s essay that articulates its importance: “Even as climate change upends our lives, we seem set on … Continue reading Outside Reading — Mean Earth edition
This Was a Great Week for American Diplomacy by Fred Kaplan Writing for Slate, Fred Kaplan details the significant achievements of the Biden administration at the recent NATO summit. The real thrust of the article, however, is that the genuinely … Continue reading Outside Reading — Diplomatic Immunity edition
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