Don’t Mistake the Fading Echoes of Boomer Culture for the Roar of the Crowd
Sure, he’s still alive, but it’s hard to ignore the wrinkled mien, isn’t it?Sven Hoppe/DPA via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Ross Douthat uses the big ratings debut of the Roseanne reboot to argue that baby boomers still utterly control our culture: The same week that “Roseanne” hit it…
Does Cell-Phone Radiation Help You Live Longer?
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A few days ago the Nation ran a cover story titled “How Big Wireless Made Us Think That Cell Phones Are Safe.” The authors say that their article “does not argue that cell phones and other wireless technologies are necessarily dangerous; that is a matter…
Sonny Smith’s Garage Pop Is Ready for the Mainstream
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Sonny SmithRod for Your LoveEasy Eye Sound On his own, or as leader of Sonny and the Sunsets, the engaging Sonny Smith specializes in finely observed vignettes about everyday people that showcase his wry, slackerish voice. For all its rough edges, though, there’s nothing casual…
Facebook Info Loss Now Up to 2 Billion
Jaap Arriens Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. How many people have had their personal information compromised by Facebook? Here’s how the estimates have changed over time starting from early March: 270 thousand 50 million 87 million 2 billion Meh. What’s a factor of 10,000 between friends? And make no mistake:…
Special Counsel Robert Mueller Is Asking Russian Oligarchs if They Gave Money to Trump
J. Scott Applewhite/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Robert Mueller’s special counsel team has questioned several Russian oligarchs about the possibility that they illegally funneled Russian money into Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, according to a CNN report published on Wednesday evening. Mueller, tasked with investigating Russian interference in the US election and…
Trump Wants Do-Over on Spending Bill
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. ABC News reports that President Trump may ask Congress to use its recission authority to slash some of the programs in the $1.3 trillion spending bill it passed a couple of weeks ago: Trump has been talking with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., about…