Columnist · January 29, 2026
Let’s play Jeopardy; I’ll give you the clue, you come up with the question. Ready? The answer is, $165 billion. If you guessed “How much money was wagered on sports […]
Columnist · January 29, 2026
For many of us here in the U.S., Africa feels very far away. There’s the geographic distance, of course, but also a deeply fragmented understanding of the continent that makes […]
Columnist · January 29, 2026
Early January is a theatrical dead zone in Los Angeles. The Nutcrackers have packed up, Tiny Tim is skiing in Mammoth, and actors are lumbering back into studios as rehearsals […]
Columnist · January 29, 2026
On March 21, 2025, I went to see the Eagles perform at the Sphere in Las Vegas. It was supposed to be the final concert at that venue for the […]
Columnist · January 29, 2026
For this month’s issue, I wanted to write something related to the topic of love, in honor of Valentine’s Day. Falling in love is like an altered state. Everything shifts: […]
Columnist · January 29, 2026
Every new year brings a flood of predictions about which books will dominate the conversation, and it can be exhausting trying to keep up. But the moment I heard that […]
