Month: March 2023

Sitcoms are sneaky about embedding emotional grenades in seemingly frivolous plots. Night Court Season 1 Episode 11 presents as a light-hearted satire of the ridiculousness of the wedding industry, but it knocks us back with a heartbreaking examination of grief. With her penchant for cheeriness, it’s easy to forget Abby Stone has recently lost a
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In Gina Chung’s stunning debut novel, Sea Change, the familiar and unfamiliar mix harmoniously. A 30-year-old woman, Ro, finds herself adrift, struggling with a tense relationship with her mother, the disappearance of her father, a breakup with an ex who has left for Mars, and an unhealthy attachment to a cocktail called a “sharktini.” To
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Federal Reserve Board Vice Chair for Supervision Michael S. Barr testifies at a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on “Recent Bank Failures and the Federal Regulatory Response” on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 28, 2023. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters The run on Silicon Valley Bank’s deposits this month went far deeper than
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WASHINGTON — The Department of the Air Force has received no official communication from the White House regarding the relocation of U.S. Space Command’s headquarters, Secretary Frank Kendall told lawmakers March 28. The contentious issue of where Space Command’s headquarters will be permanently located came up during a hearing of the House Appropriations Committe’s defense
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Somebody got away with murder in 1900 on Christmas Eve in Savannah, Missouri. Frank Richardson, a wealthy merchant who had repented of his wayward past and was determined to make the most of the second chance he was given, was shot dead in his home. His killer had vanished, but investigators were determined to find
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