The latest two episodes of the NYT's "The Daily" podcast try to get to the bottom of "cancel culture." One conclusion from a guest on episode two: I don't think that Twitter rewards asterisks, and 'ums,' and skepticism, and
NYT
A collection of 21 posts
Genesis 3
“that ancient theology can better answer contemporary problems than any of the modern secular world’s solutions”
Tara Isabella Burton for the NYT: “Weird Christians reject as overly accommodationist those churches, primarily Mainline Protestant denominations like Episcopalianism and Lutheranism, that have watered down the stranger and more supernatural elements of the faith (like miracles, say, or the
“They are systematically killing the industry”
Source » Jack Nicas for The Times: They all tell a similar story: They ran apps that helped people limit the time they and their children spent on iPhones. Then Apple created its own screen-time tracker. And then Apple made staying
“These 95 apartments promised affordable rent in San Francisco. Then 6,580 people applied.”
Source » Emily Badger for the NYT: For $1,200 a month, Patricia Torres and her family were renting a bedroom, a share of time in the bathroom, one vegetable drawer and one shelf in the fridge, and two cupboards over
“Let’s Ban Porn”
Source » Ross Douthat for the NYT: But we are supposed to be in the midst of a great sexual reassessment, a clearing-out of assumptions that serve misogyny and impose bad sex on semi-willing women. And such a reassessment will be
“To be fully pro-life I must broaden my sense of morality and embrace a wider agenda”
Source » Scott Arbeiter in the NYT: Of course, my being pro-life never meant not caring about education or jobs, but I suspect like many people, I tended to see these as unrelated issues. Being pro-life has always been a deeply
Do I have to believe in things like the virgin birth and the resurrection to be a Christian?
Source » Excellent conversation between Nicholas Kristof and Timothy Keller in the NYT: Kristof: And the Resurrection? Must it really be taken literally? Keller: Jesus’ teaching was not the main point of his mission. He came to save people through his
“It’s as if every last image is designed to call to mind the book, ‘Advertisements for Myself’”
Source » A couple of years old, but good read from NYT on Instagram and FOMO: Viewers, meanwhile, are expected to let the sumptuous photos wash over them and chip in with comments (“Gorgeous sunset!”) and heart-shape “likes,” which function as
“How the Brown Rat Conquered New York City (and Every Other One, Too)”
Source » New York Times: But the brown rats of Europe became the true globe-trotters. As Western European countries colonized other parts of the world, they took the rodents with them. The brown rats of New York and other Eastern American
How New York’s zoning laws help promote (or restrict) dense, vibrant neighborhoods
Source » NYT cites current zoning laws mean that “40% of the buildings in Manhattan could not be built today,” and rightly points out that it’s precisely these “too tall” or “too dense” structures that make Manhattan great: New York’
How the porn-saturated Internet affects both “liberal” and “conservative” parents
Source » Judith Shulevitz, “feminism, culture and science” columnist for the NYT: But non-Republicans would be foolish to dismiss pornography as a non-issue. Internet pornography is a real problem for the 66 million American parents with children under 18. Parents don’
Subscribe to L.T. GREER
Subscribe today to get an occasional email newsletter with updated content.