United and Southwest Will Allow Passengers to Opt-Out of 737 Flights
Even after Boeing’s beleaguered Boeing 737 Max jets return to the skies, some Stephen Brashearwary passengers won’t be expected to board them—at least if they’re flying...
SoftBank-backed Getaround is raising $200M at a $1.5B+ valuation
Getaround, a used car marketplace and winner of TechCrunch Disrupt New York Battlefield 2011, will enter the unicorn club with a roughly $200 million equity financing....
How the Right Has Tried to Rebrand Anti-Semitism
As troubling in Trump’s statement as any echo of the old charge of dual loyalty was its implication that any Jew who doesn’t subscribe to his politics—to...
It’s Time Nancy Hale Got Her Due
“The Bubble”by Nancy Hale Now when Eric was born in Washington, D.C., I was eighteen, and most people thought I was too young to be having...
Booker Prize Shortlisted “Ducks, Newburyport” Is a 1040-Page Long Sentence
There’s so much to say about Lucy Ellmann’s wondrous novel, Ducks, Newburyport: ostensibly it’s about an Ohioan housewife deep in thought while peeling apples and prepping...
There’s More to Japanese Literature than Haruki Murakami
For those familiar with Japanese literature, there are a few names that inevitably crop up in conversation: Yukio Mishima for his beautiful writing, shocking suicide, and...
Vellum Review: Better Than Scrivener for Book Formatting
Whenever a fellow writer or client asks me what I use to create ebooks or print editions, my first question is always, “Mac or PC?” It’s...
LG G8X has an identical secondary screen, down to the notch
LG is trying the dual-screen thing again. Following the LG V50 ThinQ, which came with a detachable, secondary screen, the company came to the IFA show...
LG’s New Dual-Screen Phone Is Like Two Phones in One!
The name says it all: LG G8X ThinkQ Dual Screen. It’s an updated LG G8 phone with an additional screen that effectively operates as a second...
Apple Music Is In Your Browser Now Because Services Are King
Ahead of Apple’s big event next week a new beta has popped up at the URL https://beta.music.apple.com. The beta gives you access to Apple Music, the...
