Why did this year's Tournament of Books care so much about men?
Or: Why were the only books that got praised for being "about men" the grim, airless ones?
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Pluribus: Episode 8, "Charm Offensive"
Everything costs something.
Episodes Monday Rundown April 20–26 2026
This week: The Drama, Project Hail Mary, and some true classics of literature.
Project Hail Mary isn't competence porn. It's a love story.
The film's relationships matter more than its equations. You wouldn't know it from the discourse.
How I Met Your Mother is one last message from a pre-Recession world
And other theories on why this once-beloved sitcom hasn't quite endured