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Dec 24, 2024
Words of the Year Selected by Prominent Dictionaries
Dictionaries have selected enshittification, brain-rot and polarization as their 2024 words of the year.
The publishers of the Oxford English...
Dec 17, 2024
Human Evolution: A Cautionary Conversation
Me: “Have you heard biologists have found that new human species have evolved recently?”
You: “No, I thought evolution was...
Dec 10, 2024
DOGE-Style: The coming ‘Musk Bust’
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are partnering to create a new U.S. government agency, the Department of Government Efficiency...
Dec 3, 2024
Over: American Experiment
To form a more imperfect union
The American experiment with democracy is over. By a slim margin, we have encouraged...
Nov 26, 2024
Wildfire Roulette, Proposed Casino is Risky Business
By Nina Cote
Sonoma County residents are accustomed to the risks that wildfires pose. Earlier this year, we experienced a...
Nov 26, 2024
Wildfire Roulette: Casino is risky business
Sonoma County residents are accustomed to the risks that wildfires pose. Earlier this year, we experienced a wildfire that...
Nov 19, 2024
Fishwrap: The slow decline of the press
Over the last few months, there have been several stories about the sorry state of the Western press, especially...
