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A frightening case study in journalistic failure. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images I had not taken seriously the possibility that Donald Trump could win the presidency until I saw Matt Lauer host an hour-long interview with the two major-party candidates. Lauer’s performance was not merely a failure, it was horrifying and shocking. The shock, for me, was the realization that most Americans inhabit a very different news environment than professional journalists. I not only consume a lot of news, since it’s my job, I also tend to focus on elite print-news sources. Most voters, and all the more so undecided voters, subsist on a news diet supplied by the likes of Matt Lauer. And the reality transmitted to them from Lauer matches the reality of the polls, which is a world in which Clinton and Trump are equivalently flawed. Lauer focused a third of his questioning time on Clinton’s private email server. Her decision to follow Colin Powell’s advice is a … [Read more...] about Matt Lauer’s Pathetic Interview of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Is the Scariest Thing I’ve Seen in This Campaign

As other presidential candidates promise free healthcare, college debt relief and sweeping new taxes on the ultra-rich, Pete Buttigieg is drawing large crowds with a different angle.“This will be a presidency where you can turn on the news, look at the White House and feel your blood pressure go down a little bit instead of up through the roof,” the South Bend, Ind., mayor told some 1,300 voters who came out to see him here Saturday. For the record: 3:29 AM, Nov. 11, 2019 An earlier version of this article incorrectly quoted Buttigieg as referring to the “failures of the Obama era.” What he said was the “failures of the old normal.” With many Democrats growing anxious that an uncompromising progressive at the top of the ticket could push swing states into President Trump’s hands, the bookish 37-year-old Navy veteran and former McKinsey consultant is packing venues in Iowa and New Hampshire by talking moderation and reconciliation.Voter … [Read more...] about Pete Buttigieg outlasts the pundits by emerging as the alternative to Biden

If you have Netflix (and/or a teenager), you've probably heard of Jenny Han. She wrote the best-selling young adult novel "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" - TATB in the author's shorthand. The film adaptation became a sensation on the streaming service in 2018. In addition to the three books in the TATB series, all destined to move to Netflix, Han has written several other young adult works and is penning a television episode for hit showrunner Shonda Rhimes. How does such a prolific writer who is so adept at mining teenage angst stay well? The 39-year-old, who grew up in Richmond, Virginia, and lives in New York City, says she approaches self care with the goal of making it enjoyable. "If it feels like a treat, I'm more apt to continue to do it," she said. (This interview has been edited for length and clarity.) Q: What do wellness and self care mean to you? A: For me, self care means being protective of my mind and my body so that I am in good shape to be creative. Practically, … [Read more...] about Best-selling YA author Jenny Han on protecting her creativity – and baking