New York Times

Be employable, study philosophy

The discipline teaches you how to think clearly, a gift that can be applied to just about any line of work

Shannon Rupp, The Tyee Monday, Jul 1, 2013 5:45 PM UTC 76
Business The Tyee, Philosophy

NYT columnist Michael Powell slams NYT columnist Thomas Friedman

Friedman wrote a column on why there are "so many popular street revolts in democracies"

Jillian Rayfield Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 5:03 PM UTC 90
Politics Michael Powell, Thomas Friedman

North Korea, master brewer?

Bureaucratic red tape has kept South Korea from matching the excellence of Pyongyang's government-made lager

Geoffrey Cain, GlobalPost Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 9:24 PM UTC
Business GlobalPost, South Korea, Beer

The endless slut-shaming of Weiner’s women

Anthony Weiner may be enjoying a second act, but the women he messaged are still being punished

Mary Elizabeth Williams Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 3:02 PM UTC 68
Life Anthony Weiner, Sexting

Bloomberg BNA to monitor employees’ snack pantry use with cameras

The specialized news service freaks out over disappearing soda and fruit, while tech types get fat on fro-yo

Daniel D'Addario Friday, Jun 21, 2013 6:10 PM UTC
Life Bloomberg, bloomberg bna

A tale of two presidents: The one we voted for – and Obama

Recent leaks reveal a frightening reality: In fighting terrorism, we have resorted to engaging in terrorism

David Sirota Friday, Jun 21, 2013 12:32 AM UTC 101
All Salon White House, Kill List, Drones

Meet America’s most shameless defender of the 1 percent

Harvard economist Greg Mankiw's latest paper defends the superrich as a source of all that's good in our economy

Lynn Stuart Parramore, AlterNet Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 2:18 PM UTC
Business AlterNet, Harvard University

Jonathan Franzen to Frank Bruni: “Strong numbers” of women write books

The novelist wrote an abrupt letter to the Times saying that sexism is worse in theater than it is in publishing

Prachi Gupta Saturday, Jun 15, 2013 3:40 PM UTC 14
Media Jonathan Franzen, frank bruni

There is no “forced fatherhood” crisis

"Do men now have less reproductive autonomy than women?" asks a Times Op-Ed. In a word, no

Mary Elizabeth Williams Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 7:34 PM UTC 279
Life New York Times, Fatherhood

The New York Times can’t stop trolling Philadelphia

In 1968, Eagles fans threw snowballs at Santa. Decades later, the New York Times can't stop writing about it

Ej Dickson Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 6:30 PM UTC 47
Life New York Times, Philadelphia

Corporate greed is poisoning America — literally

Thank lax regulations for increased levels of arsenic in our chicken and unsafe conditions in our plants

Bill Moyers and Michael Winship, BillMoyers.com Monday, May 20, 2013 5:04 PM UTC
Business BillMoyers.com, New York Times

Angelina Jolie, meet Nate Silver

She may have made the right call for herself. But when weighing risks and benefits, channel your inner geek

Maria Konnikova Wednesday, May 15, 2013 4:59 PM UTC 43
Life Angelina Jolie, Science

Media indifference enables global warming

Carbon dioxide levels are as high as they've been in millions of years. Why isn't this a bigger story?

Marty Kaplan, AlterNet Wednesday, May 15, 2013 4:12 PM UTC 31
Politics AlterNet, Carbon Dioxide

Blame Citizens United for the IRS scandal

The real outrage is why these political groups have tax-exempt status in the first place

Jared Bernstein, On the Economy Wednesday, May 15, 2013 3:36 PM UTC 11
Business On the Economy, Richard Nixon

Mark Zuckerberg, political conservative?

It's not just his fundraiser for Christie. The causes the Facebook CEO is backing suggest he's taken a right turn

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet Tuesday, May 14, 2013 3:33 PM UTC
Technology AlterNet, Mark Zuckerberg

Angelina Jolie says she had double mastectomy

In a NYT op-ed she said she had the procedure because she is genetically predisposed to breast cancer

Associated Press, Associated Press Tuesday, May 14, 2013 9:00 AM UTC
4 From the Wires, Angelina Jolie

Enough with the hipster-bashing

The censure has become a stand-in for anti-intellectualism, middle class resentment and subtle homophobia

Anthony Galluzzo, Jacobin Sunday, May 12, 2013 2:00 PM UTC 162
Media Jacobin, Hipsters, Brooklyn

Formula for a Hollywood blockbuster

No bowling alleys, no summoning demons, and no troubled superheroes

Ryan O'Hanlon, Pacific Standard Tuesday, May 7, 2013 4:08 PM UTC
Business Pacific Standard, Hollywood

Fame may not last 15 minutes after all

A new study reveals that famous people tend to stay famous for the rest of their lives

Tom Jacobs, Pacific Standard Monday, May 6, 2013 6:13 PM UTC 11
Life Pacific Standard, Fame

The future is no fun: Self-publishing is the worst

I published three novels at big houses to good reviews. Now I'm my own publisher, and the media wants no part of me

Ted Heller Friday, May 3, 2013 11:30 PM UTC 130
Technology Publishing, Self-Publishing

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