Topic: what I'm reading

"Campus security came pounding on the doors and told us we needed to evacuate." That's my daughter, Norah, on the new...

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Somewhere, George Orwell is shaking his head. This week, a Florida school board voted to remove a graphic-novel adaptation of 1984 from a sc...

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Nineteen years in, I repainted the walls. Your handbook needs the same. Your brain is built to notice what's new. That's not a flaw....

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What's the last thing you wanted more than anything else in the world? Not a promotion. Not a raise. Not even a Guardians World Series p...

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For those who are unfamiliar with my podcasting side hustle, for the past five years I've co-hosted a show with my daughter, Norah. We j...

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My son is a high school senior. His school has a tradition called the Senior Corner — a spot in the Upper School commons, television include...

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Earlier this week I appeared on a webinar  hosted by SelectSoftware Reviews and sponsored by Insperity , on protecting your business throug...

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" A fter 9/15/26, The Columbia House will no longer be accepting new orders." So reads the banner atop the mail-order retailer...

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This is everything wrong with Gen Z in one viral video. View this post on Instagram A post shared by BuzzFeed Studios (@...

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"You and mom need to take a trip." That's what our kids told us in mid-June. Our son was headed to London for a three-week sum...

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Ryan Adams canceled his latest tour this week. His explanation? He's broke. Sick. Tired. Defeated. Maybe all of that is true. Touring i...

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🎶 I get knocked down, but I get up again… 🎶 Like just about everyone else of a certain age, I know every word to Tubthumping. It's one...

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I love to travel. It's not just about the places you see or the things you do. It's also about the people you meet. "Where are ...

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Sunday is Father's Day. Which makes this lawsuit especially worth paying attention to. Emilio Arellano claims that Golden State Cider fi...

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The World Cup kicks off on June 11, and plenty of matches will be played during the workday. (June 17, I'm looking at you. Portugal vs. ...

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Is it too much to ask a school to provide a gluten-free treat for my son? Donovan has Celiac disease. The school has known of his autoimmune...

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I never expected to fall in love with English football in my 50s. Yet here we are. A couple of years ago, I started following Arsenal FC. Wh...

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What is the best professional compliment you can get? For me, it's this: "You don't sound like a lawyer." I hear this ofte...

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I didn't expect a seaside fortress in a sleepy Portuguese surf town to hit this hard. Peniche is postcard perfect—wind, waves, seafood, ...

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Trump's EEOC is expanding its crackdown on DEI by targeting women-only workplace networking and similar programs as potential illegal “r...

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