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A Millennial Admits: Sappy Christmas Films Aren't Terrible

NYT columnist Amanda Hess is surprised to find she's 'aged into the bad Christmas movie'

(Newser) - If you've ever scoffed at the treacly looking Christmas movies churned out annually by the likes of the Hallmark Channel and Netflix, refusing to become an old cat lady (or lad) sobbing over a rom-com, take comfort that "old" isn't the only demographic that these type of...

'If Ever There Was a Case for Clemency, This Is It'

Hugh Hurwitz calls for pardons for those on home confinement under CARES Act

(Newser) - As President Biden considers pardons for more perceived targets of President-elect Trump, he should not forget the 1,500 vulnerable former federal inmates on home confinement, who risk returning to prison under Trump. That's according to Hugh Hurwitz, former assistant director at the Bureau of Prisons, who was involved...

He Picked Up a Gun at Age 11: 'Biggest Regret of My Life'

Writing for NYT , inmate Christopher Blackwell says that regret he's felt has helped move him forward

(Newser) - The New York Times' latest guest essayist isn't a high-powered politician or CEO—Christopher Blackwell is an inmate serving a 45-year sentence for robbery and murder, a consequence for a life of crime and violence that he now traces back to the first time he picked up a pistol...

Brooks: We Need to Rethink the College 'Meritocracy'

Atlantic writer David Brooks says we need to rethink our current admissions system

(Newser) - For two decades during the World War II era, James Conant was president of Harvard, which is when he and other college administrators decided to eliminate "admissions criteria based on bloodlines and breeding and replace them with criteria centered on brainpower." The resulting "meritocracy" isn't without...

People Are Bidding Adieu to &#39;Long Boozy Nights&#39;
People Are Bidding Adieu
to 'Long Boozy Nights'
OPINION

People Are Bidding Adieu to 'Long Boozy Nights'

Writing for WSJ , Katie Roiphe says this new 'sober-ish' lifestyle may not be such a bad thing

(Newser) - Say goodbye to those "long boozy nights" of yesteryear. That's according to Katie Roiphe, a college professor who observes for the Wall Street Journal that, as we head into the holiday season, she's noticed more "sober-ish" people around of late—meaning folks who haven't gone...

Mom Discovers Phone Rules for Child Apply to Her, Too

Slate's Molly Mulshine doesn't let her toddler use devices, but her own use was becoming an issue

(Newser) - Molly Mulshine tries hard to limit the screen time her 1-year-old baby is getting, citing various studies that indicate how bad too much time on phones, iPads, and other electronic devices are for kids and teens. But in her new essay for Slate , Mulshine reveals that she was the one...

Teaching Not a &#39;Sustainable&#39; Job for Parents
Teaching Not a 'Sustainable'
Job for Parents
OPINION

Teaching Not a 'Sustainable' Job for Parents

So says Lauren Quinn in LAT op-ed, writing she had to quit her career to prioritize her own child

(Newser) - Being a teacher these days seems to be an exhausting, frustrating lot, at least according to the record-high turnover rate and low job satisfaction that Lauren Quinn cites in her op-ed for the Los Angeles Times . Quinn herself recently left her job as a high school English teacher, but it...

WSJ Editorial Warns Trump About Overreach on Border

Public is with him, unless he goes too far, the editors write

(Newser) - The conservative editorial page of the Wall Street Journal is all in favor of President-elect Trump cracking down on illegal immigration. But a new editorial warns him against going too far. Trump promised on the campaign trial to implement the biggest deportation plan in US history, and "how it...

Trump&#39;s Win Will Have Big Implications for Ukraine
What Trump's Win
Could Mean for Ukraine
OPINION

What Trump's Win Could Mean for Ukraine

A shift is coming; what it will be is unclear

(Newser) - In mid-October, Donald Trump made his thoughts on Russia's invasion of Ukraine clear: Volodymyr Zelensky "should never have let that war start." More fully, he said: "I think Zelensky is one of the greatest salesmen I've ever seen. Every time he comes in we give...

This Is Biden&#39;s Fault
This Is Biden's Fault
OPINION

This Is Biden's Fault

Columnists try to suss out what drove the return of Donald Trump to the presidency

(Newser) - As the world reacts to the news that Donald Trump will be the 47th president of the United States, columnists are weighing in on how Kamala Harris could've lost to a twice-impeached former president with dozens of criminal charges to his name. There's no shortage of theories:
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Beware These &#39;Toxic Zombies&#39; in Your Kitchen
Beware These 'Toxic
Zombies' in Your Kitchen
OPINION

Beware These 'Toxic Zombies' in Your Kitchen

Atlantic writer urges people to toss their black plastic spatulas

(Newser) - Toxic-Free Future's Megan Liu has a warning for us about the kitchen utensils we use: Beware plastic ones, especially black versions. That's because black plastic is likely to have been made with recycled electronic waste (e.g., TV and computer casings), in a process that often sees little...

Op-Ed: Bezos Is Compromised. He Needs to Give the Post Away

Steven Waldman suggests Washington Post owner should donate the paper to a charity or trust

(Newser) - Jeff Bezos' decision to quash a Kamala Harris endorsement from the Washington Post editorial board had nothing to do with restoring trust in the media , writes Steven Waldman at the Columbia Journalism Review . In truth, Bezos' companies have "so much riding on the decisions of the federal government" and...

Anita Hill: Facing Disrespect, Harris Chooses Dignity

With unwavering respect for others, Kamala Harris 'creates chances for more dignity for everyone'

(Newser) - No matter what happens next Tuesday, Kamala Harris can pat herself on the back for having kept her dignity through an election campaign in which she faced "various and sundry racist, misogynist and sexist insults" as well as efforts to deny her "integrity, competence and accomplishments," Anita...

In a World Run on 'Vibes,' Undergrads Balk at Reading

And it doesn't seem as if this writing professor blames them, per his op-ed for the New York Times

(Newser) - Jonathan Malesic teaches writing at Southern Methodist University, and in the early 2010s he was assigning his students nine books a semester to read. Now, more than a decade later, after COVID and the full-fledged arrival of AI, "that reading list seems not just ambitious but absurd," he...

Weatherman Who Lost It Over Milton: We Need to Talk

John Morales, who broke down on camera before big storm hit, begs for more talk on climate crisis

(Newser) - It was the weather forecast that sent dread through viewers, with South Florida meteorologist John Morales becoming emotional while describing Hurricane Milton before it made landfall in the Sunshine State earlier this month. "It's just an incredible, incredible, incredible hurricane," he said, losing his composure . "This...

Friedman: Please, Netanyahu, Don't Blow This Opportunity

Hamas leader's death could lead to a 2-state solution, if the prime minister is willing

(Newser) - Just how big is the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar? "It is impossible to exaggerate the importance," writes New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman. The immediate aftermath of his death could usher in the end of the war in Gaza, as well as the return of Israeli...

Harris Is Repeating Hillary Clinton&#39;s Mistake
Harris Is Repeating
Hillary Clinton's
Mistake
OPINION

Harris Is Repeating Hillary Clinton's Mistake

She must focus on economic populism, stop trying to woo 'Never Trump' Republicans

(Newser) - Kamala Harris' decision to mention Alberto Gonzales being added to the list of Republicans who've thrown their support behind her rubbed Jeet Heer the wrong way. In a piece for the Nation , Heer writes that the reference to the former US attorney general at a Thursday town hall sponsored...

For Kids Who Endured COVID, Trump, Harris Can't Just Give Up

NYT columnist Jessica Grose pushes for more action in the K-12 arena from Trump, Harris

(Newser) - When COVID made its way onto the scene almost five years ago, it indisputably had an effect on America's students, especially those in the K-12 grades. But although the pandemic was like "this comet that hit our education system," as one expert puts it, "the downward...

Op-Ed: Eric Adams Has Long Been a &#39;Laughingstock&#39;
Op-Ed: Eric Adams Has Long
Been a 'Laughingstock'
OPINION

Op-Ed: Eric Adams Has Long Been a 'Laughingstock'

Catherine Rampell writes that the 'real scandal' is that NYC couldn't do better in Washington Post

(Newser) - Eric Adams has been tarnished by his indictment on charges of bribery, wire fraud, and soliciting illegal foreign campaign donations, but in the view of Catherine Rampell, he should have been "a national laughingstock" well before the indictment—indeed, before he was elected mayor of New York City. "...

Relatives of 6 Slain Hostages Issue a 'Clarion Call'

'Act,' they write in an open letter

(Newser) - The families of the six hostages taken by Hamas and killed 328 days later have penned an open letter published by Time "to people in power" that contains a simple request: "Act." The families of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Ori Danino, Eden Yerushalmi, Almog Sarusi, Alexander Lobanov, and Carmel...

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