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Do the Clothes Make the Marriage? April 15, 2025
On June 29, 1994, Diana, Princess of Wales, chose her outfit carefully. This was not unusual for the most photographed woman in the world. For years, her symbiotic relationship with the press had allowed her to signal the state of her marriage throug...
Reservation Politics April 10, 2025
EARLY ON IN Jon Hickey’s Big Chief (2025), Mitch, the novel’s antihero, visits Waabizh, a medicine man whom his mentor, Joe Beck, respects and trusts. During their conversation, Waabizh refers to Mitch by his Anishinaabemowin name, Mishkigabo—a name ...
How to Dress Like a Gentleman—And Why February 11, 2025
When I was 29 years old, I left the Marines and joined the CIA. It was a major transition—I moved from coastal North Carolina to Washington, D.C., and I went from being Captain Ackerman to Mr. Ackerman. But the most intimidating change was something ...
