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You Are Not Free to Move About the Country
It's a small thing, but Southwest Airlines' announcement to start charging for luggage really points to bigger issues in the U.S.
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Who Decides Who the Deciders Are?
There's a difference between gatekeeping and censorship, though at least a few newspaper owners really don't understand the distinction.
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All You Own Are Your Own Words
A recent bout of bad-faith discourse around leaving Twitter for Bluesky points to a bigger cultural disconnect around why and how we connect with others
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Lisa Schmeiser
When the Zone Is Flooded, Move Ground
Look, "flood the zone with shit" is a strategy, but staying on the floodplain is a choice
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Lisa Schmeiser
As Go the Beach Readers, So Goes the Country
When summer beach reads normalize formerly hot-button topics, it's a sign of some social shift among an uncool but influential group.
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Lisa Schmeiser
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A Crackpot Theory on Halloween Merch
I don't think it's a coincidence that we've embraced autumn while the world burns
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Gift Guides Are Terrible And Useless
We just can't have nice things -- even when someone tries to round up nice things
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Lisa Schmeiser
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So What? Who Cares?
Asking the relevant questions about why THIS particular news is worth noticing.
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