December 22, 2017 0 The Weekender, December 22, 2017 1) “How to Hire Fake Friends and Family” (The Atlantic, 22 minutes, November 2017). I’ve [...]
December 20, 2017 0 The People Who Protect Chewbacca Bigfoot, also known as Sasquatch, isn’t real. It’s a legend — a man-ape roaming the forests [...]
December 19, 2017 0 Why You Don’t Mug a Magician David Seth Kotkin, pictured above, is the most successful solo entertainer in history — his shows have [...]
December 18, 2017 0 The Accidental Masterpiece Keith Jarrett, pictured above, isn’t a household name, but among jazz and piano aficionados, he’s [...]
December 15, 2017 0 The Weekender, December 15, 2017 1) “Can You Say . . . Hero?” (Esquire, 34 minutes, November 1998). A profile of Mr. Rogers. [...]
December 14, 2017 0 The Worthless $65 Million Masterpiece That Cost $29 Million The work of art pictured above, called Canyon, was created by American painter Robert Rauschenberg in 1959. [...]
December 13, 2017 0 Help Me Bring Education to Children in Need Today’s my birthday — a milestone one at that. And I’m taking the day off. (You’ll [...]
December 12, 2017 0 The Town That Pays Criminals to Cut it Out Richmond, California is just a few miles north of San Francisco. It’s home to just over 100,000 people, [...]
December 11, 2017 0 How NASA (Almost) Got Its Rock Bag Back A trip to the moon is expensive — so much so, that we don’t bother doing it anymore. As a result, [...]
December 8, 2017 0 The Weekender from Now I Know Happy Friday! It’s time for another Weekender edition of Now I Know, where I share some long reads or [...]