Vanity Fair
Another Week Ends: Trigger Warnings, Performance Bias, More Tinder, More True Detective, Plus Donald Trump, J.R.R. Tolkien, Gandhi and Tolstoy
1. The Atlantic’s cover story this month comes from social science favorite Jonathan Haidt. His […]
The Curated Life of Gwyneth Paltrow
People really hate Gwyneth Paltrow. Last year, Star magazine named her one of “Hollywood’s Most […]
Another Week Ends: Moonrise Kingdom, Foolish Folly, Conflicted Lewis Worship, Tiger Moms and Snake Handlers, Hitchens on Dickens, and New Shins
1. A couple of hot-off-the-presses reasons for living. First, pre-registration for the 2012 NYC Mockingbird […]
American Abundance, Lizard Cores and the Parable of the Pheasant
Michael Lewis attempts to uncover the why the Californian economy has “cratered,” and why it […]
Search Your Feelings (You Know It To Be True)
Two particularly awesome shots from Vanity Fair’s behind-the-scenes look at Episode 5 (ht JD):
Another Week Ends: Last Words, Scientologists, The Onion, John Hughes
1. A very powerful piece on the NY Times Freakonomics blog about the last words […]
Another Few Weeks End: Hitchens & Galli, OK Go, Shaun White, Big Love and more Elvis
After taking a few weeks off to ponder all things Elvis-related, and to try out […]








