The private equity backlash could start at the drive-thru
Elizabeth Warren’s job doesn’t need to be this hard. The Democratic senator from Massachusetts is leading a cadre of largely…
How the Smithsonian became the latest front in Trump’s culture war
In November 2021, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History opened an exhibit called “The Electric Dr. Franklin,” describing “Benjamin…
You can buy Julia Child’s house — but not her kitchen
For $6.475 million, you can live in Julia Child’s longtime Cambridge home. You just can’t cook in Julia Child’s kitchen.…
How Bill Cosby, America’s dad, used TV to betray us
Through the medium of television Bill Cosby has been intimately influencing American perspectives on race, class, how we think about…
“Dear White People” visits the “Big Brother” Cookout via a pointed parody of reality show racism
“Dear White People” could not have asked for a better concluding coincidence than the parallel between this season’s show-within-a-show “Big…
Wanting the best school for your kid doesn’t make you a hypocrite
Digital journalism is as subject to fads as any other medium. Snarky fisking — responding to an article line-by-line — gave…
A homecoming for “A Different World”
Five episodes into Netflix’s “A Different World” sequel, Hillman gets a bomb threat. This is a very real part of…
Paramount takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery fueled by foreign cash: report
One of the largest media mergers in history has been given the green light after California and 11 other states…
We got the original “Resident Evil” films all wrong
In the sixth and final installment of Paul W.S. Anderson’s original “Resident Evil” film franchise, the writer-director — known for…
Is iced coffee really unprofessional at a job interview?
A few weeks ago, I met an acquaintance for coffee at a Cuban café attached to a downtown hostel, where…