What I Watched on TV This Summer
Injured and opioid-high reviews of Silo, Foundation, Mary Poppins, Invasion, Annie, The Batman, Wonder Woman 1984, and Batman.
“The Rings of Power”: Not Woke, Just Disordered
How to fix Amazon’s disappointing US$1 billion TV series.
Robots Will Pay For Your Retirement (If You Have One)
A perfect storm of an aging population, robots taking jobs, and a Social Security system facing collapse, America will find itself in a tough place in just 20 years time.
An America Fading from View - Boomer to Bust
Sat in an abandoned mall filled with the National Guard and Boomer nurses was dystopian. But the aggressive activism of the local coffee shop is worse.
Love in the Time of COVID
Are the bonds of friendship formed with strangers in Latin America over a language app real or imagined? Chris Bullivant reflects on socializing online through COVID.
Time To Privatize The Royal Family
The idea of maintaining privilege as a form of duty has all the appearance of a scam.
Two Cheers for Polarization
The United States was founded amongst heated squabbling and bitter conflict.
The Emigre
Neither at home in his country of birth, nor in his adopted home, an emigre feels more at home between places.