Before Franz Kafka died in 1924, he had a simple wish for his friend and literary executor Max Brod: burn all of Kafka’s unpublished writing and papers.  Fortunately for the rest of the world, Brod largely ignored what Kafka had said, which is why today we have works like The Castle and The Trial, not […]

Though it’s still early in its first season, I Love LA is already being compared to previous character-driven sitcoms about aimless young people in big cities, namely Girls — only there’s an element of that show that’s noticeably missing from this new one.   I Love LA follows aspiring talent manager Maia (Rachel Sennott) and her […]

When regular people talk about a celebrity having “literally the worst week ever,” it’s never actually the worst week a person could ever have. What they mean is that a famous person is dealing with famous-people problems that regular people never deal with, combined with attention that civilians will never endure.  That in mind: For […]

Unless Congress acts in the next month, up to 4 million Americans are expected to become uninsured, because they can no longer afford their health insurance premiums. While Congress has finally reached a deal to end the longest government shutdown on record, during which Democrats pressed Republicans to lower people’s health insurance costs, Democrats relented […]

Earth’s population is growing. We’re expected to have 2 billion more mouths to feed by 2050. But how can we feed all those people in a way that is still sustainable and ethical?  Many have argued that aquaculture (or fish farming) is one of the most sustainable ways we can consume animal protein, since it […]