Ebola and hantavirus reveal US as a major threat to global health
Ebola virus is in the headlines again this week. It’s a perennial pathogen, highly contagious and extremely deadly, and its…
“Remake” will shift your perspective on grief
Early in his extraordinary new documentary, “Remake,” seasoned filmmaker Ross McElwee reminisces with his young son, Adrian, about their travels…
Why food TV keeps going undercover
While perusing Food Network’s summer lineup — a familiar parade of seasonal returns like “The Great Food Truck Race” and…
How private equity destroyed an American pastime
Joey remembers falling asleep to the sounds of league bowling when she was a little kid in Eastern Michigan. “Both…
Abortion bans are making miscarriage treatment more dangerous
In 2022, after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision overturned Roe v. Wade, a trigger ban in Texas went into effect.…
Lestat’s debut album is no mere TV soundtrack
Not since “Once More with Feeling” — the 2001 musical episode of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” wisely released on vinyl…
The creamiest lemon pasta salad
Like seemingly everyone else, I’ve spent the past year trying to find practical ways to sneak a little more protein…
A low-income housing program is pouring billions into housing many people can’t afford
On any given night, thousands of people sleep on the streets in Portland, Oregon. They seek shelter in tents, bushes…
Ebola shows how Trump’s health policies are going global — and coming home
The ongoing Ebola crisis is escalating quickly, already ranked the third largest outbreak in history — and experts say erosions…
How Holden Caulfield became a performative male
Somewhere in the halcyon years of internet writing, I read — or, at least, I remember reading — a piece…