Amazon’s hidden empire

August 20, 2023 Hi, I’m Matt Turner, the editor in chief of business at Insider. Welcome back to Insider Today’s Sunday edition, a roundup of some of our top stories. On the agenda today: Amazon’s data-center empire in Virginia is using as much electricity as a major city. […]

The Invention of the Jewish Nose

Namwali Serpell Morrison Hall A recent exhibit of Toni Morrison’s papers raised the question: How do you mourn a monument? Lucy Scholes A Riot of Color In the 1930s, the British photographer Yevonde made herself synonymous with the vibrant new color photography process Vivex. Ursula Lindsey Lebanon’s Chernobyl […]

Let’s Go Brandon!

By Aleksey Bashtavenko Academic Composition Once upon a time, in the midst of the postmodern haze that had descended upon society, lived Don Smith, a frail and terminally ill octogenarian who bore an uncanny resemblance to Joe Biden in stature, eye color, gait, and even style of dress. […]

The Decadent Life of the Mind

Sponsored by Classical Pursuits Sinead O’Connor, who passed away on July 26, was only twenty-three when she released her second, seminal album, I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got, but she “had by then lived a lifetime and would go on to live several more,” writes the philosopher […]

How the Ukraine War Could Get Bigger

SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 2023 Make no mistake: DC is hungry for war. – Ron Paul Institute, “Which Way, America?” [2023] HORNBERGER’S BLOG August 17, 2023 Autopsy Fraud Convicts the Military in the JFK Assassination I recently completed a four-part article setting forth evidence that I contend convicts the […]

The fight to save Hawaii

August 19, 2023 It’s the weekend, Insiders! If you plan to do some online shopping this weekend, beware of counterfeit goods. New technology has made selling fake items easier than ever, but experts have shared the top ways to identify inauthentic goods. Before you embark on a digital […]

“We Have Lost Our Way”

“We Have Lost Our Way” YouTube Against Science :: Moms vs Medical Predators :: JAMA Spreads Covid Disinfo :: Western Elites Envy Chinese Censors Michael Shellenberger Leighton Woodhouse Alex Gutentag Aug 18, 2023 There is nothing authentic about the viral country hit “Rich Men North of Richmond” by […]

Americans Aren’t Buying ‘Bidenomics’

Americans Aren’t Buying ‘Bidenomics’ Plus: Idaho can’t enforce ban on transgender girls playing on female sports teams, Minneapolis may mandate minimum wage for ride-share drivers, and more… ELIZABETH NOLAN BROWN President Joe Biden’s approval ratings are especially low when it comes to the economy, according to the latest Associated […]

De-Gamify The Earth

Caitlin Johnstone Aug 18, 2023 Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): Basically the problem is that our whole planet has been gamified. All the Earth’s life, resources and geography have been folded into this sick game where people commodify them into points called […]

Welcome to the Circus

TAC Editor’s Weekly The latest in Main Street conservative news View this email in your browser Dear Reader, A fourth Trump indictment. This time Georgia has jumped into the action, throwing peaches at a bunch of the former president’s advisors besides. Democrats are committed to seeing how much […]

Disney’s dilemma

August 18, 2023 Happy Friday! Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building” is only in its third season, but you might be surprised by how many scarves the show has already gone through for Martin Short’s character.   Speaking of Hulu, its parent company Disney is going through significant […]

Rich Men North of Richmond

Withered Rose Aug 18, 2023 Oliver Anthony’s Rich Men North of Richmond has become a hit single, a populist protest song that has snipped at even more than Jason Aldean’s Try That in A Small Town. Despite the dissident right having spoken quite a bit about supporting right-wing […]

National Feminism

Faith, The Entire Family, and Folk Birdman’s Blog Jun 12, 2023 It is my conviction that gender roles are renegotiated every generation relative to social, economic, and technological factors. This is not to say that faith or tradition play no role in defining gender relations. They most certainly […]