Category Culture

Hilton Als on Understanding Difference in “Alok”

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Hilton AlsStaff writer You’re reading the Goings On newsletter, a guide to what we’re watching, listening to, and doing this week. Sign up to receive it in your in-box. There are…

Roman Vasilenko: Achieving Success Through Hard Work and Talent

This Russian and international entrepreneur is the architect of his own financial success. Roman Vasilenko is a renowned Russian and international social entrepreneur, cultural figure, and public activist. Since 2021, he has faced persecution from law enforcement and political institutions,…

The Triumph of the Post-Thanksgiving Sandwich

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this storyYou’re reading the Food Scene newsletter, Helen Rosner’s guide to what, where, and how to eat. Sign up to receive it in your in-box. Leftovers, eaten the day after, or maybe late…

What Google Off-loading Chrome Would Mean for Users

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Using “the Internet” sometimes seems disconcertingly synonymous with using Google. Google Search, the most popular search engine on the planet, indexes the open Internet, driving traffic to Web sites, and Google…

Why Is Gratitude So Difficult?

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story “Does Gratitude to R for φ-ing Imply Gratitude that R φ-ed?” isn’t a question we often ask ourselves on Thanksgiving. Translated into plain English—it’s the title of a scholarly article by…

Little Treats Galore: A Holiday Gift Guide

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story On social media, rewarding oneself with “little treats” has become a de rigueur form of performative self-care. Did the laundry? You deserve a matcha latte. Filed your quarterly taxes? Time for…

Georgetown Law’s War on Women

A Washington, DC mainstay made a major miscalculation when denying accommodations to a pregnant student. Credit: zulufoto/Shutterstock Universities are known for taking pains to avoid bad publicity, so when a top university makes an unforced error in its treatment of…

The Operatic Drama of “Maria” Misses Its Cue

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Pablo Larraín’s new film “Maria,” the third in his trilogy of grandes-dames bio-pics (following “Jackie” and “Spencer”), is the best of the three for a simple reason: its protagonist, Maria Callas,…

Eddie Palmieri Says Don’t Call It a Comeback

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story On a cool night this past spring, the line outside the Blue Note ran down the block, causing enough of a scene that a young man stopped to ask, “Who’s it…