Benjamin Wittes, editor-in-chief of the Lawfare website and friend of former FBI Director James Comey, discusses the inspector general report with Rachel Martin.
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Saddleback Thin Front Pocket Backpack review: The best rugged leather backpack for your MacBook
To hear it from some people, Apple is the king of daily-wear conversation pieces, but I don’t think those people have ever seen a Saddleback Leather bag. Let’s put it this way: If you don’t like talking to people, you probably shouldn’t get one. As for me, I’ve made a bit of a game out of my past few days …
Read More »If You Ask Me: Only Deadpool Can Save Us Now
Paul Rudnick’s friend Libby Gelman-Waxner writes a humorous review of “Deadpool 2,” starring Ryan Reynolds.
Read More »King of Morocco orders country to bid for 2030 World Cup
King Mohammed VI of Morocco instructs the country to bid to host the 2030 World Cup after losing out on the rights for 2026.
Read More »UN urges calm as Saudi-led coalition targets rebel-held Yemeni port
Security Council members press for Hodeidah to be kept open as attack looms
Read More »Q&A: ‘We can’t just fold our arms and watch inequalities’
Advancing equality in science requires an overhaul of the institutional establishment, says Mame Yaye Kène Gassama.
Read More »The best PC games of E3 2018
E3, the annual welcoming party for the latest and greatest games we’ll be playing in the months to come, is drawing to a close and jeez, we’re spoiled for choice. Our roundup of the must-see PC games from last weekend’s flagship events alone totaled 43 different titles—and that list, as large as it is, is far from comprehensive. Narrowing it …
Read More »Anthem plays even smoother than Destiny, but BioWare’s story will make or break it
I’ve played a lot of Destiny 2. It feels great to play. The guns are snappy. Running and jumping around the environments is smooth. It is an incredibly well-made game—except the story. Both on a macro and micro level, the writing in Destiny 2 is often half-baked, bordering on nonsensical. Or worse, cheesy. A cardinal sin for a game that …
Read More »The best Netflix TV shows: There are many, but these are the most binge-worthy
Our top-10 list has 14 recommendations, from Stranger Things to Jessica Jones, because we couldn’t break two ties.
Read More »Apple WWDC 2018: The best announcements you may have missed
It’s easy to emerge from Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference with your head spinning. There were so many announcements last week that it can be hard to sort through all of them—and even more of them are now coming to light as the beta versions of Apple’s next updates are installed by developers and aficionados around the world. But I thought …
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