Meeting notes: these movies, not bad.
Unhidden Gems: Amanda Shires’ Catalog
The top five songs to know.
The racism in asking about “the good kids” at the rich school.
How we talk about our kids’ worth is all-too emblematic of how little we budget energy and money for their education.
The manipulation tactics you’re missing, and how to beat them.
Downtime is gear-up time.
Review: Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, ‘Georgia Blue’ — the album that Biden built.
Isbell and the 400 Unit raise the bar for themselves, and attempt to make an R.E.M. stomper work next to a Gladys Knight hit.
Knowing basic calculus can change your life — or save it.
Five minutes of calculus could save you 15% or more on everything.
The Happening on HBO Max is the worst movie I will ever watch twice.
“I don’t know for sure, but I read this article…”
‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ Preview: What to look for in Denzel’s take on the classic
“Double, double toil and trouble…”
Not-wild Ideas: The Reverse Playlist, and the Do-Not-Watchlist
Let me do the unthinkable and turn something off with no intention of thinking about it ever again.
The story doesn’t always hit, but ‘La Llorona’ is of a rare masterclass.
Director Bustamante’s analogue is Coppola, both surfacing what is vacuous through crimson screen presence.
