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Permanent Daylight Saving Time? No, thanks.
As we’re reminded each spring and fall, time changes are disorienting and disruptive. But the renewed movement to make Daylight Saving Time permanent is misguided—maybe even dangerous. Yes, DST might get us home before sunset in the winter. At what cost, though? The mornings would be brutal. If Standard Time were eliminated, dawn would come […]
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Thoughts on ‘Hamilton’ and theatergoing in the age of the smartphone
Last week, my wife and I had the opportunity to see Hamilton live in Pittsburgh. We had decent enough seats—ten or so rows back in the left-hand orchestra section. While the view was partially obscured (we couldn’t see the elevated balcony at stage right), we were close enough to see the actors’ facial expressions clearly. […]
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Should we feel bad for loving Apple keynotes?
Today is the “high holiday” in Apple’s liturgical calendar: iPhone keynote day. In a few hours, Tim Cook and his cardinal executives will unveil the new devices designed to drive Apple’s business during the upcoming year. Apple devotees around the world will attend (virtually), eager to heap adoration on the innovations heralded from Cupertino. That […]
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Playgrounds are deserted
Playgrounds are better than they’ve ever been. So what’s keeping the kids away?
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Me and Mister Rogers
There’s not much I can say about Fred Rogers himself that others haven’t written more eloquently. But it’s true what they say: his real-life personality was very similar to the one he projected for the TV audience.
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My favorite Black Friday tradition? Complaining about Black Friday.
A few years ago, I surrendered any right to sneer at Black Friday shoppers; I became one of them.
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Detecting CTE—before it’s too late
Football is irredeemably brutal. A new test may help us confront that fact.
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Why Apple’s retail stores make me nervous
I grew up shopping in dingy, cavernous, fluorescent-lit warehouses. But Apple outlets resemble high-end, big-city fashion boutiques, more than they do the Rust Belt K-Marts of my youth.
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My media consumption habits vs. the average American’s
How do your media habits compare to the average American’s?
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Matt Hauger 