News and News Media

July 31, 2020

Barstool Sports Meets Trump, Frat Boys Win

ImageA clue: It was President Trump in the White House with Dave Portnoy.Credit…via Barstool Sports WASHINGTON — During the Clinton presidency, The New Republic billed itself as […]
April 14, 2020

The News Is Making People Anxious. You’ll Never Believe What They’re Reading Instead.

Though it can be hard to see past the daily deluge of devastating headlines, there is plenty of good news in the world right now — […]
February 12, 2020

A Thorn in YouTube’s Side Digs In Even Deeper

Carlos Maza believes that YouTube is a destructive, unethical, reckless company that amplifies bigots and profits off fascism. Now it’s also his meal ticket. Mr. Maza, […]
February 12, 2020

A Thorn in YouTube’s Side Digs In Even Deeper

Carlos Maza believes that YouTube is a destructive, unethical, reckless company that amplifies bigots and profits off fascism. Now it’s also his meal ticket. Mr. Maza, […]
January 9, 2020

Going Rogue: Prince Harry and Meghan Caught the Palace Off Guard

LONDON — Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, failed to get clearance from Queen Elizabeth II before announcing their unorthodox plan to become part-time, financially independent […]
December 2, 2019

‘Free, Melania’: 6 Takeaways

Where the first lady, Melania Trump, is concerned, theories abound. From morning-show hosts to Twitter pundits to protest poster artists, everyone has an opinion: Mrs. Trump […]
October 30, 2019

Did Storming Area 51 Teach Us Anything?

When Bob Lazar, the original Area 51 “whistle-blower,” emailed me late last month to tell me his thoughts on the Storm Area 51 meme, he wrote […]
September 14, 2017

How to Quit a Magazine, by Cindi Leive

Cindi Leive, the editor in chief of Glamour, says that a writer has about three seconds to grab a reader’s attention, so let’s blurt this out: […]
July 29, 2017

Alisyn Camerota, Formerly of Fox News, Has a Story to Tell

Amanda Gallo, the idealistic heroine of the new novel “Amanda Wakes Up,” is a morning anchor at FAIR News, a cable news network that brands itself […]
June 10, 2017

Katy Tur Is Tougher Than She Looks

The NBC correspondent Katy Tur sat in her unadorned office in the second floor of the network’s 30 Rockefeller Plaza headquarters, coiling her compact 5-feet, 3-inch […]