I telephoned a man I had met back in Independence, Texas. Terry Cooper had become a good friend over the course of a month. Half brother, half counselor, he was a solid...
Read moreThe White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington had fewer big-name celebrity guests than it did during the Biden presidency, when Scarlett Johansson, Jon Hamm and Sean Penn mixed with journalists and...
Read moreFor those taking part in the Washington social whirl leading up to the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, it is helpful to know a few basic facts: There will be ample...
Read moreFor those taking part in the Washington social whirl leading up to the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, it is helpful to know a few basic facts: There will be ample...
Read moreAs he played a chainsaw-wielding Elon Musk on “Saturday Night Live” in March, the veteran Canadian comedian Mike Myers was not intending to make a personal political statement. But when he stood...
Read moreWhen did our taste buds become so spoiled?
Read moreNicolas Gianni Heller and Naomi Jenny Otsu describe themselves as “such millennials.” They bonded over being awkward in front of a camera, and they prefer to avoid the spotlight because they “hate...
Read moreNine days earlier, Gayle King had been pilloried online as a Marie Antoinette like figure for asking critics of her 11-minute spaceflight “have you been?” and suggesting they can’t have a conversation...
Read moreAt the upper levels of capital-S society, or what remains of it, the name Vladimir Kanevsky is quietly dropped in conversation as a tell for arrival, a foolproof marker of taste. “People...
Read moreCereal. Ice cream. Flavored sparkling water. A Snickers bar. Donuts and brownies. Candy.What sounds like the treats table at a child’s birthday party is, in fact, a list of snacks that can...
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