A Steam Machine in Every Home
Last year around this time I would have given anything to get my hands on a Steam Machine, but now that it’s becoming a reality, I’m struggling to remember why I was ever excited about it.
Author: Ethan Gach
Impotence in the Age of Distraction
Franzen argues that modernity has left Americans mired in distraction, and critics help prove his point.
Coca-Cola: Saving the World From its Own Practices
Coca Cola is partnering to deliver clean drinking water to small villages around the world, even as it steals water from others.
What Critics are Saying about ‘Grand Theft Auto V’
The game hits store shelves tomorrow, but reviews are up today. So what’s the consensus?
The President Goes Prime Time on Syria: Initial Reactions
An open thread on the President’s remarks on Syria and where the crisis currently stands.
Creative Team Behind “Batwoman” Quits After DC Interferes
The co-writers on DC’s Batwoman are forced to quit after the publisher tries to make last minute changes to several of the comic book series’ storylines.
The Senate Drafts a Joint Resolution Authorizing Military Force in Syria
The full text of the Senate’s joint resolution authorizing the use of military force in Syria is now available.
Driving Blind: Syria’s Rebels and a Brief History of Chemical Weapons
Five must read articles on the subject of Syria.
The Problem with the Public vs. Private Distinction in Education
Allison Benedikt accuses her colleagues who send their kids to private school for turning their backs on the promise of public education.
Beating the Drums for Intervention with Syria
Everyone wants to offer the President advice on what the U.S. should do about Syria, but no one has any clue how their plans would work or why.
Jonathan Chait Shakes His Head at “Younger Liberal Friends”
Jonathan Chait is reasonably sure that “killing some of the Syrians who are soldiers wantonly killing civilians will probably lead to a net decrease in killing,” and with that let the bombing commence.
Driving Blind: The Road to “Intervention”
While the President and his administration prime the American public for war with Syria, a look at some of the day’s most prevalent writing on the topic demonstrates just how little anyone knows about what might happen after the country does so.
5 People Who Should Have Played Batman Instead of Ben Affleck
The news that Ben Affleck has been tapped to play Batman in Zack Snyder’s upcoming Superman movie has me thinking of just about everyone else in the world I wish Warner Bros. chose instead.
Driving Blind: Detain and Hold
In the UK, government officials threaten legal action against a newspaper for reporting on state secrets. In the U.S., the executive editor of The New York Times does a Q&A on, among other things, why she’s not actually a mean person.
The Corporate City or the Scholarly Enclave?
Choosing a university isn’t about truth, beauty, or the quality of the dining hall. It’s about people.
And Then Glenn Greenwald’s Partner was Detained
The most recent development in the ongoing public debate about the U.S. and allied governments’ surveillance programs.
Islam and the Nobel Prize
Andrew Sullivan points to a recent post by Isaac Chotiner in which the latter defends the general thrust of a recent, incendiary tweet from Richard Dawkins.
Driving Blind: Militarized Education and the NSA
How Edward Snowden decided who to leak to and the road to educational serfdom.
In Praise of Leisure and the Pitfalls of Unions
Mark Linsenmayer outlines Bertrand Russell’s case in “In Praise of Idleness” for a shorter work week. Writing in the early 20th century, Russell spent most of his essay confronting the moralistic arguments against leisure....
Sullivan Goes off on Russia and Snowden
Regarding Russia’s decision to allow Edward Snowden to leave the airport, Andrew Sullivan lets loose a series of ridiculous statements.
