Enzo Ferrari wants to win. Before he was the founder of the Italian luxury car manufacturer Ferrari S.p.A. and the similarly named Grand Prix racing team, Ferrari was a driver. But with the birth of his first son, Dino, he … Continue reading FERRARI
There is one idea nestled inside Dumb Money that’s worth a damn: Community. Or, as the movie (possibly unintentionally) illustrates, what passes for community in the absence of one. Based on the nonfiction book The Antisocial Network by Ben Mezrich, Dumb Money rehashes the real-life stock … Continue reading DUMB MONEY
From Aug. 4, 2002 to Oct. 17, 2016, Mohamedou Ould Salahi was held at the Guantánamo Bay detention camp in Cuba. During this time, the Mauritanian-born Salahi was never charged with a crime, though the United States tried. They wanted … Continue reading THE MAURITANIAN
Why are there so many stories about teenage sexual awakening? Is it because the events, emotions, and desires connected to that fragile moment are so vivid that it lodges deep into our minds, staying with us for as long as … Continue reading WHITE BIRD IN A BLIZZARD
The poster for The Spectacular Now is quite misleading. When I first saw it, my eye was drawn to the girl in the yellow dress amidst a sea of green: Two teenagers sitting on the trunk of a used sedan, dressed for … Continue reading THE SPECTACULAR NOW
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