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The Hollow Core of Elon Musk’s Productivity Dogma

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story On Saturday afternoon, Elon Musk posted on X that “all federal employees will shortly receive an email requesting to understand what they got done last week.” He added that noncompliance would…

Should You Be Religious?

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story In one of their sketches, the comedy duo Key and Peele are on a road trip. They decide to listen to some music, and Jordan Peele accidentally queues up some private…

Barry Blitt’s “You’re Fired!”

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story For the March 3, 2025, cover, Barry Blitt depicts Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin, and James Madison ejected from their offices—a startling representation of the chaos and mass layoffs of federal workers…

The Rise of the Passive Spectator

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story In “Weegee’s Secrets of Shooting with Photoflash,” a 1953 instruction manual for hobbyists and would-be professionals, the famed photojournalist Arthur Fellig offers this piece of advice: “A news picture is like…

“Moby-Dick” Sets Sail at the Met Opera

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Jane BuaBua writes about classical music for Goings On. You’re reading the Goings On newsletter, a guide to what we’re watching, listening to, and doing this week. Sign up to receive…