“I didn’t want to leave BP, because I love the company. Because I love the company, I must leave BP.” Soon-to-be former BP CEO Tony Hayward. [WSJ]
THE FEED
red meat
Welcome to the Beach Café, the Upper East Side’s Republican Cheers
covid-19
What We Do and Don’t Know About the Omicron (B.1.1.529) Variant
vulture quiz
Who Said It: Matthew McConaughey, Kang, or Kodos?
court appearances
The Ghislaine Maxwell Trial, Explained
politics
The New Anti-Feminism
first person
Frank Rich on His Friendship With Stephen Sondheim
2022 midterms
Republicans Can’t Bet on Finding Perfectly Trumpy Candidates
politics
Merrick Garland Gets Political, Whether He Likes It or Not
past is prologue
Cheer Up, Democrats! You’ve Had It Worse Than This.
politics
For Pete’s Sake, Stop the Presidential Buzz About Buttigieg
election 2022
How Is Paperboy Love Prince Possibly Running for Congress in 11 Districts?
ahmaud arbery
The Legal Uses of Blackness
black lives matter
Jury Convicts All Three Men Accused of Murdering Ahmaud Arbery
wirecutter
Here’s the Best Strike for Most People
self-censorship
Jamie Dimon Quickly Backtracks on Mild China Joke
politics
‘I Want to Be a 21st-Century Trustbuster’: Zephyr Teachout on Her Run for A.G.
the republican party
Is the GOP’s Policy Agenda Hidden or Nonexistent?
pivot
Super-Apps Are Inevitable
qanon
‘Michael Always Says There’s No Coincidences’
the money game
There’s a New Crypto Land Grab Going On
charlottesville
Unite the Right Organizers Ordered to Pay $26 Million in Damages
crime
Deadly Waukesha, Wisconsin, Christmas-Parade Tragedy: What We Know
thanksgiving
I’m Thankful for the End of Guides to Arguing With Trumpy Relatives
return to office
Your Boss Misses You
sports
Women’s Tennis Had to Stand Up to China