A memory twenty-five years in the making

Lessons from my (mis)-adventures in the bartending trade

An excerpt from "Thinking Sideways," by Jennifer Shahade

Student visas for Africa’s best and brightest were canceled by the Trump administration, leaving behind empty seats and broken dreams.

The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.

The disappointing reality of one of my (ex-)heroes, Oliver Sacks

A poker-world fiasco with real-world creative implications

I don't use AI in my writing. Ever. But the em-dash? Always.

It's a new episode of CasinoReports.com's weekly gaming-biz podcast, Low Rollers! Host Eric Raskin analyzes the implications for FanDuel, DraftKings, and other regulated operators of prediction market...

A fiction reading list, for all seasons

First impressions matter—what we experience in our first encounter with something colors how we process the rest of it. Articles are no exception.

This week’s episode is a Cautionary Questions special with Nate Silver (On The Edge) and Maria Konnikova (The Biggest Bluff) of Risky Business.