ICYMI

Sunday Reads: The Holiday Gifting Countdown, Nostalgia for ‘The Sopranos’ and the Science Behind Toto’s ‘Africa’

Now that Thanksgiving is over, it’s time to get your shit together for the rest of the holidays — and by “shit,” I mean “shopping.”…

In Praise of Calvin’s Dad, On Hating the Dallas Cowboys and the Best Turkey-Themed Movies to Veg Out To

While I’d love to regale you with a quick anecdote related to something on the site today, I’m reminded that it’s the day before Thanksgiving,…

Peak-Jersey Nostalgia at SopranosCon, Claire Saffitz Stans and the Brave Wives of No Nut November

Is it possible to feel homesickness-by-proxy? That’s the question I’ve been asking myself since I read Miles Klee’s gonzo recap of his past weekend at…

The Case for the Four-Day Work Week, the Boomers of the Gig Economy and Fact-Checking the Blessed Rains Down in Africa

It’s Day One of that sweet, sweet three-day pre-Thanksgiving workweek, y’all, and yet, it still feels very much like a Monday. It’s days like this…