Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this storyYou’re reading the Goings On newsletter, a guide to what we’re watching, listening to and doing this week. Sign up to get it sent to your inbox. John Cazale, with his rugged…
The Norwegian grandmaster lost control on the main stage. Loading Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… It was a noise that the entire chess world heard. With the clock ticking and defeat imminent, perhaps the greatest chess player of all…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story It was interesting to see Ballerina, which hits theaters this week, so soon after the new Mission: Impossible film. The latter film’s fearless stunts, which peak in several extended action sequences…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Two weeks ago, ahead of the release of her ninth studio album, Something Beautiful, Miley Cyrus, the 32-year-old star who is one of the most successful pop artists of all time,…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Four tech billionaires walk into a mansion. It could be the beginning of a joke, but it also serves as the basis for almost the entire premise of “Mountainhead,” a bright…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story This week on Open Questions, Cal Newport replaces Joshua Rothman. In the spring of 1940, Isaac Asimov, who had just turned twenty, published a short story called “Strange Playmate.” It features…
Twice the glory of corruption. Credit: Nola Artistry/Shutterstock Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative player… Yes, officer, I was in the French Quarter of New Orleans last month when those 10 young lawbreakers made their grand escape, but if…
The famous rock star has been diagnosed with a severe form of Trump syndrome. Loading Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… I love Bruce Springsteen. My first concert with him was in 1977. I never get tired of listening to…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story This month, beloved British pop band Pulp will release More, their first new album in twenty-four years. Founding frontman Jarvis Cocker has been busy with a host of exciting projects in…
In modern America, the ability to dress well has become a rare and increasingly difficult task. Credit: aastock/Shutterstock Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative player… Growing up, I was often called a nerd or a bookworm, but perhaps the…