Global inflation is experiencing a renewed upward tick driven by recent energy price spikes from the Iran war and supply chain pressures, among other challenges to keeping prices low. After years of postpandemic inflation cooling, central banks across the world have recently raised rates, and some analysts predict the Federal Reserve could do the same, […]

House Democratic members are having a tough 2026 cycle, with seven incumbents losing their primaries as a restless base revolts against the party’s establishment. Seventy-eight-year-old Rep. John Larson (D-CT) marked the latest such loss, losing his Tuesday primary to 47-year-old former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin. Larson had served in Congress for almost three decades but […]

Though I once checked email in a room where others watched Elf (2003), I have otherwise not seen a Will Ferrell performance since his 2000 turn as George W. Bush (“Strategery!”) on Saturday Night Live. Those wishing to relitigate the merits of Anchorman (2004) or Step Brothers (2008) will need to look elsewhere. What I […]

In the crowded ranks of television’s supporting actors, few have burned themselves into our memories with the force of Vincent Pastore. For a handful of seasons on The Sopranos, he played Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero with such lived-in authenticity that his character’s fate (*spoiler alert*) of sleeping with the fishes seared itself into our imaginations. […]