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In a World Run on 'Vibes,' Undergrads Balk at Reading

And it doesn't seem as if this writing professor blames them, per his op-ed for the New York Times

(Newser) - Jonathan Malesic teaches writing at Southern Methodist University, and in the early 2010s he was assigning his students nine books a semester to read. Now, more than a decade later, after COVID and the full-fledged arrival of AI, "that reading list seems not just ambitious but absurd," he...

Weatherman Who Lost It Over Milton: We Need to Talk

John Morales, who broke down on camera before big storm hit, begs for more talk on climate crisis

(Newser) - It was the weather forecast that sent dread through viewers, with South Florida meteorologist John Morales becoming emotional while describing Hurricane Milton before it made landfall in the Sunshine State earlier this month. "It's just an incredible, incredible, incredible hurricane," he said, losing his composure . "This...

Friedman: Please, Netanyahu, Don't Blow This Opportunity

Hamas leader's death could lead to a 2-state solution, if the prime minister is willing

(Newser) - Just how big is the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar? "It is impossible to exaggerate the importance," writes New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman. The immediate aftermath of his death could usher in the end of the war in Gaza, as well as the return of Israeli...

Harris Is Repeating Hillary Clinton&#39;s Mistake
Harris Is Repeating
Hillary Clinton's
Mistake
OPINION
Oct 16, 2024 3:50 PM CDT

Harris Is Repeating Hillary Clinton's Mistake

She must focus on economic populism, stop trying to woo 'Never Trump' Republicans

(Newser) - Kamala Harris' decision to mention Alberto Gonzales being added to the list of Republicans who've thrown their support behind her rubbed Jeet Heer the wrong way. In a piece for the Nation , Heer writes that the reference to the former US attorney general at a Thursday town hall sponsored...

For Kids Who Endured COVID, Trump, Harris Can't Just Give Up

NYT columnist Jessica Grose pushes for more action in the K-12 arena from Trump, Harris

(Newser) - When COVID made its way onto the scene almost five years ago, it indisputably had an effect on America's students, especially those in the K-12 grades. But although the pandemic was like "this comet that hit our education system," as one expert puts it, "the downward...

Op-Ed: Eric Adams Has Long Been a &#39;Laughingstock&#39;
Op-Ed: Eric Adams Has Long
Been a 'Laughingstock'
OPINION
Sep 27, 2024 12:18 PM CDT

Op-Ed: Eric Adams Has Long Been a 'Laughingstock'

Catherine Rampell writes that the 'real scandal' is that NYC couldn't do better in Washington Post

(Newser) - Eric Adams has been tarnished by his indictment on charges of bribery, wire fraud, and soliciting illegal foreign campaign donations, but in the view of Catherine Rampell, he should have been "a national laughingstock" well before the indictment—indeed, before he was elected mayor of New York City. "...

Relatives of 6 Slain Hostages Issue a 'Clarion Call'

'Act,' they write in an open letter

(Newser) - The families of the six hostages taken by Hamas and killed 328 days later have penned an open letter published by Time "to people in power" that contains a simple request: "Act." The families of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Ori Danino, Eden Yerushalmi, Almog Sarusi, Alexander Lobanov, and Carmel...

Handling US Foreign Policy Isn't as Easy as It Used to Be

NYT 's Thomas Friedman says decades ago, it was like 'tic-tac-toe'; now it's like a 'Rubik's Cube'

(Newser) - If you've ever had aspirations to become secretary of state, reconsider. Out of all the top spots in US government, it sounds like the most impossible gig to tackle, writes Thomas Friedman for New York Times , mainly because "the job of running US foreign policy is far, far...

Kristof: World Remains 'Silent' as Darfur Violence Rages

Nicholas Kristof documents executions, rape, and famine there, and how not enough is being done

(Newser) - "Catastrophic" is how Cindy McCain, widow of Sen. John McCain and head of the United Nations World Food Program, describes the situation in the Darfur region of Sudan to Nicholas Kristof, who recently visited there to see the devastation. Writing for the New York Times , Kristof details the horrors...

Want to Reread a Favorite Book? Rethink That
Loved That Book?
Never Read It Again
OPINION
Sep 15, 2024 2:30 PM CDT

Loved That Book? Never Read It Again

Oscar Schwartz advocates for the joys of diving in to beloved reads intensely—and only once

(Newser) - Nearly everyone has experienced the joy and satisfaction of finishing an excellent book—but for "rereading evangelists," who tend to gravitate toward the classics, "one time through, for the great books, is not enough." Oscar Schwartz says we should maybe rethink that, writing for the Paris ...

Due for a Comeback: The &#39;Super Emmy&#39;
Time for the Return
of the 'Super Emmy'
OPINION
Sep 12, 2024 8:23 AM CDT

Time for the Return of the 'Super Emmy'

An award pitting winners against winners might be useful as TV categories blur, writes Brian Lowry

(Newser) - What makes a TV series a comedy? What makes it a drama? These questions have become more complicated with the "blurring of lines in TV's categorical designations," media critic Brian Lowry writes at the New York Times . He offers up a bit of Emmys history while making...

Tyreek Hill Asked an Important Question
Tyreek Hill Asked an
Important Question
OPINION
Sep 10, 2024 9:07 AM CDT

Tyreek Hill Asked an Important Question

Washington Post columnist ponders his, 'What if I wasn't Tyreek Hill' query

(Newser) - After Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill was handcuffed by police before being released to play in the season opener, he had one big question at a press conference later on: "What if I wasn't Tyreek Hill?" Writing for the Washington Post , Candace Buckner's reaction to that...

Hostage's Parents Fear He'll Die Next From 'Israel's Indifference'

Adi and Yael Alexander say their hope is 'running out' for son Edan

(Newser) - For more than 300 days, Adi and Yael Alexander have felt a bond with Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg, parents of US-Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin. As parents of Edan Alexander, a 20-year-old US member of the Israel Defense Forces who's been held hostage in Gaza since Oct. 7, they...

Once Again, Bitcoin Fails a Test
Once Again,
Bitcoin Fails a Test
OPINION
Aug 9, 2024 9:36 AM CDT

Once Again, Bitcoin Fails a Test

WaPo columnist Megan McArdle says crypto isn't the 'digital gold' everyone believed it was

(Newser) - Cryptocurrency has long been touted by advocates as a way to keep government out of your wallet and tamp down on financial corruption, as well as hedge against inflation and global disasters. "Then came Monday," writes Megan McArdle in an op-ed for the Washington Post , referencing this week'...

Ex-Iran Captive Speaks on Gershkovich, Others
Ex-Iran Captive
Speaks on
Gershkovich,
Others
OPINION
Aug 2, 2024 5:05 PM CDT

Ex-Iran Captive Speaks on Gershkovich, Others

Journalist Jason Rezaian says US government should help Americans set free by Russia to readjust

(Newser) - It's been more than eight years since Iran released Jason Rezaian in a prisoner swap with the United States, but if anyone understands what Evan Gershkovich , Paul Whelan , and Alsu Kurmasheva have ahead of them after arriving back in the US , it's the Washington Post columnist. In his...

Biden: What's Happening With SCOTUS 'Is Not Normal'

Writing for WaPo , president says high court is in 'crisis of ethics,' vows to make reforms

(Newser) - In America, "no one is above the law. Not the president of the United States. Not a justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. No one." That's President Biden's assertion in an opinion piece for the Washington Post , where on Monday he vowed to...

Peggy Noonan: Kamala Can Win
Peggy Noonan:
I Was Wrong on
Kamala Harris
OPINION
Jul 26, 2024 1:57 PM CDT

Peggy Noonan: I Was Wrong on Kamala Harris

WSJ columnist believes the VP can beat Trump in the race for the Oval Office

(Newser) - For some time, Peggy Noonan has been wary of Kamala Harris' abilities as a politician, and of her chances of ascending to the highest office in the land. That's now changed, as Noonan lays out in her most recent op-ed. "I had long thought Kamala Harris couldn't...

Democrats Are Happy, but Harris Is Still the Underdog

She'll need to make a name for herself, win over non-college voters, says Andrew Prokop

(Newser) - There's a lot of excitement among Democrats surrounding Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign for president. But even with a huge fundraising haul and the apparent support of Gen Z , the likely Democratic nominee is the clear underdog, writes Vox political correspondent Andrew Prokop. Pouring cold water on the newfound...

West Wing Writer Suggests Flipping Script in Biden Drama

Aaron Sorkin recommends Democrats look outside the party for a replacement nominee

(Newser) - Aaron Sorkin appears to recognize that The West Wing's President Bartlet wasn't real. But Martin Sheen's character dealt with a serious illness in the show's second season while considering whether to seek reelection, and the writer wonders how that storyline might have gone differently, and whether...

Pundits Fixate on an Issue Simpler Than Threat to Republic

Coverage of Biden's debate stumbles pushes a one-sided narrative, Rebecca Solnit writes

(Newser) - The New York Times, by one count, has published 142 news stories and 50 opinion pieces since the presidential debate about the pressure on President Biden to leave the race. The New Yorker's editor wrote that Biden remaining the Democratic nominee would endanger the country, Rebecca Solnit points out...

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