Six Weekend Stories
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Spend time with six reads about Carl Jung’s five pillars of a good life, an infamous escape artist, Donald Trump’s right-hand man, and more.
Jung’s Five Pillars of a Good Life
The great Swiss psychoanalyst left us a surprisingly practical guide to being happier.
By Arthur C. Brooks
West Virginia frat boy, hippie expatriate, big-time drug dealer, prison escapee, millionaire mortgage broker—Jim Sargent was many things before he arrived in the idyllic Hawaiian town of Hawi and established himself as a civic leader. But it was only a matter of time before his troubled past would catch up with him. (From 2014)
By John Wolfson
Stephen Miller once tormented liberals at Duke. Now the president’s speechwriter and immigration enforcer is deploying the art of provocation from the White House. (From 2018)
By McKay Coppins
What Happened to American Childhood?
Too many kids show worrying signs of fragility from a very young age. Here’s what we can do about it. (From 2020)
By Kate Julian
“How much can possibly happen when I’m on parental leave?” Alexandra Petri said five months ago.
By Alexandra Petri
Several simple ways of measuring a person’s health might matter more than body weight. (From 2019)
By James Hamblin
The Week Ahead
- 28 Years Later, a sequel to the apocalypse movie 28 Weeks Later (in theaters Friday)
- Season 2 of America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, a docuseries about a group of women who hope to land a spot on the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (premieres Wednesday on Netflix)
- The Genius Myth, a book by Atlantic staff writer Helen Lewis that challenges assumptions about what “greatness” entails (out Tuesday)
Essay
The Father-Daughter Routine That Transformed Our Family Life
By Jordan Michelman
Conceptually, what my family has come to call “Dad-urday” grew out of a common parenting-duo problem: Sometimes, even though my wife and I believe in sharing household duties equally, one person will end up doing more kid-related labor than the other. This, I will admit (with some discomfort and guilt), fairly accurately depicts my family situation. Although I do parent throughout the week, I travel a lot for work, which means my wife has had to take on many an early morning alone.
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- The trap of the cinematic side quest
- Music wouldn’t be the same without Brian Wilson.
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- The singer who saw America’s best and worst
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