This is called corruption: "The chief justice's wife has been paid millions of dollars in commissions for placing lawyers at firms, including at some that have business before the Court." newsweek.com/justice-john-r…

12 players in the Superbowl are from Mississippi. The state is so prodigious in producing writers, musicians, athletes

Historians: We try to understand people and the world over time. Cultural studies: Here's some evidence from year X for my vibes.

Friends of mine are praising non-alcoholic gin, which sounds to me like a stationary car.

Politically, "the GOP is the Confederacy" and "liberal elites are battling white supremacy" narrative is a big hit with the Northeastern bourgeoisie and the bankers, but intellectually it is a failure.

Another iconic Arizona business might be closing…Star Valley wants to buy Pete’s Place and (presumably) take down one of the most hilarious signs in the state.

Inside the New Right’s Next Frontier: The American West | Vanity Fair vanityfair.com/news/2023/02/n…

"Maternal mortality rates have increased by 75% over the past 20 years in U.S." Going to be hard to blame this one on cell phones and social media. abcnews.go.com/Health/woman-d…

Sky!!

Thanks to ⁦David Wondrich⁩ and ⁦melissa clark⁩ for this gem. Perfect for a soirée cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/102369…

Some days America seems like a deceptive business practice

Was Frank Johnson playing an early prototype of jazz, a century before its recognized birth in New Orleans? bit.ly/40AJrNU

America's first musical superstar. My latest for Smithsonian smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/l…

America's first musical superstar smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/l…

My latest for Smithsonian, on the extraordinary bond between the Irish and the Choctaw Nation smithsonianmag.com/history/unlike…

My new book cover. With half a bobcat lopped off

Cormac McCarthy’s personal library.

Two Years After Cormac McCarthy's Death, Rare Access to His Personal Library Reveals the Man Behind the Myth - smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/t… @smithsonianmag