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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 ...
Please Don’t Ask Horsegirl to Rescue Indie Rock February 07, 2025
When she was in high school, which was not very long ago, Horsegirl’s Nora Cheng chose a Lou Reed quip as her yearbook quote: “One chord is fine. Two chords is pushing it. Three chords and you’re into jazz.”...
Right Young Things February 07, 2025
‘What made you open a restaurant?’ I ask Bart Hutchins, the owner of Butterworth’s, a French-style bistro turned Republican hangout, frequented by the youthful wings of the Grand Old Party. It’s home to figures from the intellectual right such as Cur...
The Dubious Return of the Brutalists February 04, 2025
On April 21, 1989, members of the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) invaded the headquarters of Burroughs Wellcome, the pharmaceutical behemoth behind AZT, the only approved treatment for HIV. Burroughs Wellcome billed patients $8,000 a year f...
The Vibe of Things Is the Heart of Things February 03, 2025
A vibe, Aristotle might say, is said in many ways; Becca Rothfeld, in her self-described “rant” against the term “vibeshift,” mentions a few. It can refer to a style or disposition, the way someone cuts through the air or the atmosphere of a street, ...
