A Star Reporter’s Break With Reality Lara Logan was once a respected “60 Minutes” correspondent. Now she trades in conspiracy theories that even far-right media disavow. What happened? via The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/07/lara-logan-60-minutes-correspondent-conspiracy-theories/674168/ In October, during an appearance on Newsmax, Logan declared that the global elite “want us eating insects” while they “dine on the blood…

‘Lost’ Illusions: The Untold Story of the Hit Show’s Poisonous Culture It was a groundbreaking smash, but things got so toxic behind the scenes that even co-showrunner Damon Lindelof now says: “I failed.” A powerful excerpt from the new book ‘Burn It Down.’ via Vanity Fair: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/05/lost-tv-show-culture But an extreme version. “I can only describe…

Have You Been to the Library Lately? | The Walrus Librarians once worried about shushing patrons. Now they have to deal with mental health episodes, the homelessness crisis, and random violence via The Walrus: https://thewalrus.ca/future-of-libraries/ “I have been threatened with violence on a number of occasions, knifed and punched in the face,” one respondent reported.…

The Most Belligerent Flack on Capitol Hill Nick Dyer, the deputy chief of staff to Marjorie Taylor Greene, has built a career as a political aide out of what one observer calls “pure, non-strategic contempt.” via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-the-south/the-most-belligerent-flack-on-capitol-hill Dyer replied, Dale later noted, “by saying lots of people have died from drugs under…