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David Mamet: Tom Stoppard and Me
The legendary playwright was a Holocaust survivor and an immigrant, but he wrote the most English and Anglophile of works.
David Mamet
Ancient Wisdom: Me, My Kids, and Rock ‘n’ Roll
Having your son or daughter as your rock ‘n’ roll buddy is a wondrous thing. The music we have heard and the memories we have created—like rock ‘n…
Larry Gondelman
The Weekend Press: Siblings Are a Gift
Plus: A man should know how to say ‘thank you.’ Kat Rosenfield is grateful for her husband. Suzy Weiss on what you should watch this weekend. And more!
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TGIF: Gratitude Edition
Once a year, it’s good to put down the barbs and be grateful.
Nellie Bowles
The Front Page: Pilgrims, Past and Present
Martin Gurri and Masih Alinejad on their journeys to America. Plus: No, you are not on stolen land. And more.
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One Immigrant Boy’s Journey from Cuba to the CIA
How did a clueless boy from Havana end up in the most exclusive club in the country? I answered an ad in the newspaper.
Martin Gurri
No, You Are Not on Indigenous Land
Pieces of territory belong to institutions, not to racial groups.
Noah Smith
The Busboy and the Boss. Plus. . .
Meet America’s newest citizens. Why Kat Rosenfield is thankful for her husband. How a wellness start-up became a ‘sex cult.’ And more.
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Illegally Yours, Keith McNally
Before Balthazar, before my Green Card, before I had any success at all—New York showed me that charm and nerve could beat out class and pedigree.
Keith McNally
Give Thanks to Your Husband
At a time when it’s ‘cringe’ to be in a relationship, I give you permission to be sappy and in love.
Kat Rosenfield
Jonathan Haidt: The Devil’s Plan to Ruin the Next Generation
I asked ChatGPT how it would destroy America’s youth. Its answers were unsettling—and all too familiar.
Jonathan Haidt
The Golden Age of Humanity? We’re Living in It.
Modernity is more meaningful and moral than medieval Christendom.
Steven Pinker and Marian L. Tupy
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