What not to wear (on a job interview)

The other day, I had a job interview. Oh, keep your hose on; it was for a possible side gig doing guest lectures or some such at a journalism school in the area.

Speaking of hose, I can’t remember when I last wore a pair. Do they still exist? I hear women raving about something called Spanx, but those seem to involve elastic and shallow …

All is not well in the world of Davos

Here’s a guest post from Michael Elliott, editor of Time International:

It was cold and clear on the way up from Zurich to Davos last night, the sort of weather that makes you hope that the next day will see brilliant sunshine, you’ll head to the Jakobshorn for a quick half-day on the slopes, and all will be well with the world.

All is …

New column: The rites of recession

I have a column in the magazine with “The Science of Romance” on the cover (in the U.S., overseas it’s Ny lon kong–which, somewhat disappointedly, is not the amazing tale of a giant pantyhosed gorilla) and online here. The column begins:

Every day it’s looking more like a recession in the U.S. The December economic numbers (released in

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