Is Vladimir Putin Finally Feeling Pressure?
Isaac Chotiner interviews Tatiana Stanovaya, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, about growing domestic discontent in Russia…
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admin Things I Am Worried Will Happen While I Drink Coffee from My “Super Dad” Mug
Eddie Small jokes about falling short as a parent despite owning a “Super Dad” mug.
The Israeli Ultra-Hawks Who Feel Betrayed by Trump’s Iran Deal
Isaac Chotiner interviews Shimon Riklin, an anchor on Israel’s right-leaning Channel 14, and a Benjamin Netanyahu ally, who feels stabbed…
I Am Your Dad’s Nest Camera and I Am Ready for Shit to Go Down
Carrie McCrossen jokingly imagines the perspective of a Nest camera who is obsessed with safety and control.
Meet Russ Freud
Shouts & Murmurs by Ian Frazier. Under its new director, Bob’s Insane Asylum is seeking residents out rather than just…
My N.B.A. Knowledge Comes In Handy
“Instead of tending to your daughter’s emotional needs, I’ve spent years reading about the inner workings of the National Basketball…
Respectful Ways to Heckle Athletes
Talib Babb writes a humorous list of suggestions for polite heckles for spectators who tend to get too personal when…
Smart Things I Have Done While You Were Watching Sportsball
River Clegg imagines a humorous list of things one can do instead of watching or otherwise engaging with sports, such…
When the Knicks Are Good
Sam Spero humorously imagines a situation in which the Knicks are performing so well that even a curmudgeonly New York…
How the Dangerous Rise in Anti-Immigration Politics Went Mainstream
Isaac Chotiner interviews Daniel Trilling, the author of the book “If We Tolerate This: How the British Establishment Made the…