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'Dogland' Review: The Battle of Beauty and Breed
Dispatches from the dog-show world devoted to breeding, training and judging our four-legged friends.The Wall Street Journal - World -
'Walker Percy' Review: Writing for Redemption
In novels like ‘The Moviegoer,’ Percy leavened dreary portraits of the modern world with glimmers of hope for a better future.The Wall Street Journal - World -
'Vows' Review: Marriage, Love and Commitment
The solemn wedding rite suggests that we find our most flourishing selves in the place where our freedoms are expressed in mutual devotion.The Wall Street Journal - World -
'On the Couch' Review: A Close Reading of Freud
Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic ideas are widespread, but outdated. There may be profit in treating him less as a scientist and more as a literary figure.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Crave Tease Review: Not Jewelry, Barely a Vibrator
By trying to be both jewelry and a sex toy, Crave’s vibrator—which goes on your finger—fails to be either one.Wired - Tech -
'Buster' Review: City Dog Seeks Roommate
The crime writer George Pelecanos delivers a tale told not by an enterprising detective but an introspective pooch.The Wall Street Journal - World -
'Finding a Likeness' Review: Nicholson Baker's Art Lessons
A prolific writer sketches his recent adventures in amateur painting.The Wall Street Journal - World -
'Fighting the Night' Review: A Pilot Over Iwo Jima
Lt. Joe Paul Hendrickson flew 75 missions in the Pacific before become a commercial pilot. But his readjustment to civilian life wasn’t smooth.The Wall Street Journal - World -
'A Light in the Darkness' Review: The Song of Joaquín Rodrigo
Though seductive and beautiful in itself, the composer’s work reached new listeners with the help of Miles Davis.The Wall Street Journal - World -
'The Northeast Corridor' Review: Keeping a Region on Track
Plans to unify a patchwork railroad network were complicated by the many rivers and bays of the Atlantic coast. Engineers had to get creative.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Unfrosted review – Jerry Seinfeld delivers a surreal toast to Pop-Tarts
The history of how the all-American breakfast snack was created is served up with lashings of goofiness in this comedy caper. Standup veteran Jerry Seinfeld makes his directing debut with this decent family comedy that puts a surreal twist on the ...The Guardian - World -
Prom Dates review – grating high school comedy is a low-rent disaster
Disastrous romp from producer Kevin Hart sees two teens desperately search for prom dates with unfunny results. There are good reasons why many American teens stress about prom: it’s expensive, heightened, fraught with status and identity; the ...The Guardian - World -
Dell XPS 14 and 16 Review: Not Quite a MacBook Pro
The Dell XPS 14 and 16 are both speedy, beautiful machines that are just a little too expensive for what you get.Wired - Tech -
Fujifilm Instax Mini 99 Review: An Instax Camera Photographers Will Love
Yes, the $200 price tag is well above the entry-level point-and-shoot Instax cameras, but Fujifilm’s latest gives photographers more manual control over their instant images.Wired - Tech -
New EU Cyber Rules for Electricity Providers Aim to Prevent Cascading Outages
Critical power suppliers will be required to submit cybersecurity assessments every three years and implement protections.The Wall Street Journal - World - European Union -
UK government’s climate action plan is unlawful, High Court rules
Judgment upholds four of five grounds for legal challenge brought by campaign groups against net zero strategyFinancial Times - World - United Kingdom -
France's leader again doesn't rule out sending troops to Ukraine
Russia says the French president's remarks about a hypothetical troop deployment to Ukraine are "very important and very dangerous."CBS News - World - Ukraine -
Biden administration grants flexibility for automakers in EV tax credit rule
The Biden administration on Friday granted automakers some flexibility on qualifying for electric vehicle tax credits. The new final guidance, issued as part of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, incorporates a two-year exemption to provisions of ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden