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I was fired for resisting technology. It saved my career

I was not surprised by recent news that online classes have become swamped by artificial intelligence cheating, eroding academic integrity. From the second I heard about “asynchronous” studies, I thought of the word’s negative connotations: not happening or existing simultaneously,…
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Say it, sister: “I had an abortion”

Given the national tension over abortion, and the targeting of clinics and doctors by antiabortion protesters and terrorists, it’s understandable that we don’t hear much from women who have actually had abortions. Even for those who are pro-choice, there can…
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The internet is losing its third places

When you’re looking at a thread of social media bots sharing the same five replies to AI-generated slapfights between anthropomorphic fruits, it can be hard to remember the internet used to be a lively place. Enthusiastic message boards, blogs dedicated…
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Afghan Whigs don’t sound like the ’90s anymore

Greg Dulli and his Afghan Whigs are back with “Soft Control.” The new Whigs record is a strong collection of material that stands solidly amongst the existing catalog of v2 Whigs albums, with big rockers, piano ballads, and tape loops…
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The pasta that starts in the freezer

For most of last fall, kielbasa was always on sale at my local Mariano’s. Not dramatically on sale, in the way of a holiday ham wearing a fluorescent sticker that announces some brief and glorious collapse in the market. Just…
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