The campus conversation problem isn’t what you think
Universities are scrambling to fix a free speech crisis, but the underlying issue is a collapse of trust.
A Life In and Out of the Box
The novel convincingly builds the social “box” around Yosano Akiko, but the struggle inside occasionally settles into repetition.
All’s fair in love and war — but not the snub
Why the WNBA Draft deserves the hype the NBA Draft has been hoarding.
The art of the buzzer-beater
An inquiry into why March Madness deviates from regular-season play — and our evaluation.
America touched the hornet’s nest in Iran
Mojtaba Khamenei’s ascension and the Trump administration’s shifting war justifications expose a familiar American delusion.
Musselman silent on sudden exit of star Baker-Mazara
USC reportedly dismissed the graduate guard due to an “accumulation of issues.”
Women’s hoops cook, men’s hoops cope
One team is winning games; the other is winning our sympathy.
LA needs cafes for lingering
Productivity culture hollows out the comfort third spaces were established to provide.
A Super Bowl introduction, for dummies
We don’t know who’s going to win, why they’re winning or what most of this means — but we have thoughts.
The University didn’t just choose a president, it chose a legal strategy
USC appointing Beong-Soo Kim as president is a sign of an era of risk management.
I know that I do not know
Efficiency has become more prioritized than truly and deeply grasping something.