Processed Gossip Is Not Gospel
Assumptions about the purpose and ambit of medical journals are all wrong
Kent Anderson
Will “AI Stings” Also Fail?
Strong incentives can overcome evidence of problems for years and years
Review: “How To Be Well”
Larocca’s book tackles wellness from an informative angle and is a great read
“Welcome to the Black Parade”
An ambitious 2006 song from My Chemical Romance draws you in for good
This Week’s Texted Discoveries
We are constantly sharing relevant stuff we find — here’s this week’s fetch
The Authors’ Interview
Guest host Michael Magoulias takes over and runs the “Colbert Questionert”
Kara Swisher, Ads, and Wellness
A journalist with big podcasts swerves out of her lane, crashes into a grift or two
“Spiders In the Dressing Room”
An alliteration-happy punk band from the 1980s knows how to make fun music
This Week’s Texted Discoveries
We are constantly sharing relevant stuff we find — here’s this week’s fetch
Interview — Susan Wise Bauer
The author of “The Great Shadow” joins us to talk how history bears on today