Chow Down

Only a place steeped in adolescent boredom could produce a sport so maddeningly stupid as tree riding...

When free-market elephants like Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos take charge of major mass-media outlets, concerns are raised about the direction of free speech...

It showed that between 9% and 13% of all shots produced a goal and the goal-to-shot ratio was in the range 8.2 to 10.6...

Suddenly, everyone was sharing TED talks...

The real project of Woke is to diversify the ruling class, and little else...

Sukhadwala mounts a persuasive defence of the concept of curry against a loose coalition she calls the curry deniers...

Tribalism is binary: the grey zone of subtlety, ambiguity, complexity and hesitation shrinks almost to nothing. Mistakes become crimes...

It is December. People bake, putting goods into ovens. Quiet sweetness is placed on tables...

There is no more dangerous or disgusting habit than that of celebrating Christmas before it comes...

Presents embody a moment in which the obligation to work for every material joy is suspended...

We have so many new groups like the Spice Girls, who are asserting a kind of feminist adventurism with their music...

Users conform ever more closely to one or a few of the narratives on offer, driven by powerful mimetic dynamics to converge on common thoughts, words, and actions...

Advertising is a major force behind the Internet, promising free content while promoting the ethos of choice. But the possibility of choice has literally put a price on intimacy...

Men’s neckties provide rich fodder for topic matter. The tie is a remarkable piece of nothing...

Imagine a rapid with a big tree in front of you and you’ve also got this kayak full of stuff...

In adolescence, I craved rapini and gai lan, salty and oil-slick, perfumed with garlic. In adulthood, I’ve grown fond of cabbage...