Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Is Here, and It’s Much More Than Country
Beyoncé has gone country, sure … but it turns out that’s only the half of it. For months, the superstar, who made her name in R&B and pop, has been…
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/28/2024 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Patient readers, this is at present a little unbalanced, as am I, due to a late start. More soon! –lambert Bird Song of the Day…
IMF, in a Quiet Slap to the US, Urges Non-Alignment in Second Cold War | naked capitalism
Yves here. Even though the IMF policy recommendation may seem bland, the implications are important. The US has aggressively insisted that countries take sides as far as the Ukraine war…
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/27/2024 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day Red-winged Blackbird (California Bicolored) Moonglow Dairy (Fri-Sun only; closed Mon-Thur), Monterey, California, United States. “Chorus from some of a group…
Baltimore Bridge Crash: Risk Management Questions | naked capitalism
There are contradictory reports on some key facts regarding the container ship MV Dali destroying Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge. For instance, the Wall Street Journal quoted an officer of…
Life Magazine Will Come Back to, Well, Life
Kushner and Kloss take over Life magazine Life, the iconic photography-focused chronicler of the 20th century, has taken on many forms, including a weekly magazine, a website and the occasional…
5 New Hotels Where the Past Meets the Present
When is a hotel more than a place to sleep? When it’s in a building with a storied past, allowing guests to go back in time to the Gilded Age…
Opinion | The Most Troubling Fact About America’s Ports
The immediate impact of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Tuesday was viscerally clear: In minutes, the Baltimore Harbor went from a humming logistics hub…
From Village to Prison to Africa’s Youngest Elected President
The first election that Bassirou Diomaye Faye ever won was the one that just made him the president-elect of Senegal. Before his victory in the election last Sunday, 10 days…
Trump’s Social Media Company Opens New Avenue for Conflicts of Interest
When former President Donald J. Trump’s social media company went public this week, supporters and investors betting on Mr. Trump’s political success helped drive the value of a loss-making firm…