What would the presence of Herschel Walker represent in the U.S. Senate? A potential voice for those facing or recovering from mental-health issues? A painful symbol to victims of domestic abuse? A reflection on the permanent woozy state of our body politic? I'm not sure. But here in the Walker campaign's screaming, woofing Election Night ballroom, only one soul recalls what I can't forget.
What would the presence of Herschel Walker represent in the U.S. Senate? A potential voice for those facing or recovering from mental-health issues? A painful symbol to victims of domestic abuse? A reflection on the permanent woozy state of our body politic? I'm not sure. But here in the Walker campaign's screaming, woofing Election Night ballroom, only one soul recalls what I can't forget. |
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Chances are they already finished that bestseller you're eyeing, so change it up. |
| For that impossible-to-shop-for someone on your list—or for you. |
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I first heard about the trailers, prison vernacular for conjugal visits, on Rikers Island. It was 2002, I was twenty-four, and I was awaiting trial on murder charges. The guy the next bunk over in the communal dorm knew I was facing a lot of time, even if I didn't know that. I was delusional in the beginning. We all are. |
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In 'The White Lotus', the actor has made Ethan one of TV's most complex (and downright frustrating) characters. He knows that—and what happens next. |
| Get someone on your list a grail-level puffer, sweatshirt, or bag—even if that someone is you. |
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Each night as I put my three-year-old son to bed we read our books, we sing our songs, and I tell myself that he may not survive to see the morning. When I revealed this to my mother the other night, she said it made her sick to her stomach. "How could you do that?" she asked. "How could you possibly think like that?" She sat on the couch in my living room, the light from the fire roaring in the fireplace danced across her face as she looked at me with earnest concern. I sat on the hearth and took a beat to digest the moment. Then I inhaled deeply, and started to explain. About two and a half years ago, I became fascinated with the philosophy known as Stoicism, an ancient school of thought that urges us to own the immediate present, and in doing so, to achieve true freedom—and, perhaps, even happiness. |
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