All of Us Strangers Chases the Elusive Elasticity of Love

Haigh is after something more elusive and melancholy than happily ever after, and his pursuit takes the material to some dark places. When Weekend was released, Haigh was praised for depicting contemporary gay courtship rituals without preciousness or cliché; in Continue reading All of Us Strangers Chases the Elusive Elasticity of Love

You’ll Love What Chris Christie Had to Say This Morning about Mark Meadows

Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has a message for Republican voters holding out for Donald Trump: it’s time to stop. Christie’s warning comes days after news that Mark Meadows, Trump’s last chief of staff and so-called “special friend,” flipped Continue reading You’ll Love What Chris Christie Had to Say This Morning about Mark Meadows

Can the Most Pro-Union President Maybe Ever Get a Little Love Here?

People can complain about his age, and there are probably major fights coming within the Democratic coalition over Israel-Palestine. Both of those things are legitimate issues. But I also know this to be true: There’s a general liberal diffidence toward Continue reading Can the Most Pro-Union President Maybe Ever Get
a Little Love Here?

Cognitive Decline? Trump Mixes Up Autocrats Who Love Him

Donald Trump blundered the name of one of his international friends during a campaign speech on Monday, mispronouncing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s name as “Viktor Orbán”—prime minister of Hungary. The gaffe underscored a worrying detail about the 2024 GOP Continue reading Cognitive Decline? Trump Mixes Up Autocrats Who Love Him