Building the Gentleman-osphere
The “gentlemanosphere” offers an alternative to the manosphere for 20-something men — but so far the marketing is lousy.
Pickles or Discs?
A tale of two growing sports — what does it take for a “new” sport to catch fire in America?
A Good Walk, Improved
Wanna meet your sports heroes? There’s still a sport where you can do that.
Wanna Reduce Poverty? Build Bridges.
Putting poverty on an island doesn’t work. A new report shows how to build bridges.
The March of Badness
As vague and disagreed-upon as it was, there was something valuable about the term “vice.” These days, the cumulative nature of vice is crowding out nice.
Quadruple Jeopardy
A behind-the-scenes look at the world of Jeopardy, and America’s obsession with criticizing everything from the sidelines.
The Olympics of Trivia
Jeopardy! champs have some important things in common with Olympic champions.
Final Olympic Tally: Microgranite 1, Pizzoccheri 0
Two niche products got a major boost from the latest Winter Olympics. Why did one make a lasting difference and the other one fizzle?
The Winter LLMpics
AI can make the Olympics run better, help athletes jump higher, help judges score better. The question is: how far do we want it to go?
Grammar at Work and School, Part 3: Would That It Were That Easy
Sentence fragments. Good? If you were a grammarian, would you insist on proper use of the subjunctive? Are sesquipedalianists impressive, or obnoxious? Read on to find out….