As with all things rooted in a group, group chats necessarily exclude even more than they include. All this whispering in digital ears requires someone — most of the world, in fact — to be on the outside. In one group chat I’m part of, members all had to approve the addition of a friend, because the dynamic had become so fixed that no one wanted to... See more

a cooperative is an ownership structure , not a business plan. You need to have BOTH to run a successful business. And the business of podcasting is hard . There are only so many ways to make money: advertising, membership/subscription, and sponsorship/branded content.

Lopez’s 2002 “Jenny From the Block” video is an iconic moment in her career, but she now says it was a mistake. According to Lopez, the idea to do a meta tabloid-themed video examining the Bennifer phenomenon was director Francis Lawrence’s idea, not hers. The video features shots of topless models on yachts, faux secret-camera footage and Affleck ... See more

Admitting that the motivation behind losing weight is to look better first and that health is a secondary concern feels in part like betraying a sacred liberal feminist covenant that insists we must love ourselves the way we are.

In most years, the aesthetic beats of a football season are consistent and predictable. The mood board has its Terrible Towels waving in Pittsburgh, bare-chested fans braving frigid temperatures in Green Bay or Buffalo, pregame flyovers, and spilled beer. Frustration is a coach who’s spiking a tablet; triumph is a roaring crowd or a touchdown spike... See more

There is no formula, scoring system or checklist. One thing to remember is that it is not our intent to honor the dead; we leave the tributes to the eulogists. We seek only to report deaths and to sum up lives, illuminating why, in our judgment, those lives were significant. The justification for the obituary is in the story it tells.