April 19, 2017
“When I look at somebody who I know doesn’t match up theologically, do I still see them as part of the body of Christ, or do I wish they were the estranged sibling who would just go away because they’re messing things up?” Liberal school, conservative guest: At Princeton Theological Seminary, the resulting conflict led to genuine soul searching. / Religion News Service
Ahead of the French election, Roger Cohen tours the country, interviews high and low, and finds a country near ruin. / SundayReview
“The deep state is the Federal Reserve System.” How to think about the “deep state” without resorting to conspiracy. / Marginal Revolution
“A day after [the deal] was approved, a Nevada brothel announced plans to open a Raiders-themed shop outside of Vegas; players will receive a 50 percent discount.” There are many reasons the NFL and Las Vegas aren’t natural partners. Here’s a long article on the inside shenanigans required to move the Raiders to Nevada—the third relocation of a team in 15 months. / ESPN the Magazine
We’ve covered #vanlife, we’ve had enough #vanlife. / The New York Times
How to bug your annoying neighbors: purchase a “building shaker” and let it run while you’re out of town. / Shanghaist
After the wettest winter on record, Justin Sullivan revisits scenes he shot of the California drought in 2014. / The Atlantic
Amazon has quietly become the biggest player in literary translation, “like a whale in a koi pond.” / Seattle Times
Photos from The Navy Without a Sea, about Bolivia’s landlocked navy and its “longing to reclaim its ocean.” / It’s Nice That
According to his taxes, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo claims HarperCollins pays him $245 per memoir sold. / Buffalo News
Survey finds that 60 percent of Americans favor expanding Medicare to all. / Washington Post
No filter necessary: Kyle Kim’s San Francisco series offers “a streetside view of a city wrapped in water vapor.” / VICE
“On Girls, something very different was going on. The fall of patriarchy had basically happened, the world had irrevocably changed... and nobody knew what to do next.” The Times’s conservative columnist, Ross Douthat makes a passionate plea—while adding to the paper’s never-ending coverage of the show—that Lena Dunham created “the most interesting and important television show of the years in which it ran.” / New York Times