By Cameron LauxFeatures correspondent
At a time when the world is changing more quickly than ever before, we need a new vocabulary to help us grasp what’s happening. Cameron Laux picks out 14 words and phrases that can help us think differently.
In George Orwell’s famous prognostication of the future (a dystopia, of course), what he calls ‘doublethink’ (cheerful violation of logic) and ‘newspeak’ (ideologically contorted language) run rampant, and all citizens are under heavy surveillance. Read More...
Love is complicated and uncontrollable and easily misunderstood. You never know when it will strike. You probably thought it was yucky when you were a kid — but then a few years later, maybe you found yourself head over heels, swooning. You have to nurture it, grow it, explore the world with your love! Love is grand and difficult, all at once.
My love, in this particular case, is for black licorice. Read More...
The Association of Tennis Professionals announced Tuesday that Alexander Zverev would face no disciplinary action after an independent investigation it commissioned “found insufficient evidence to substantiate published allegations of abuse.”
The top men’s tennis circuit launched the probe in October 2021, approximately a year after the German star’s ex-girlfriend, Olga Sharypova, first made public accusations of physical and mental abuse. The ATP said its primary focus was on alleged abuses committed during the 2019 Shanghai Masters, and it also looked into accusations by Sharypova regarding incidents she said took place in Geneva, Monaco and New York. Read More...