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The tag moved. The tree did not. The field would like a word of its own.

Culture

Trump Signs An Order Renaming The Artificial Christmas Tree The Super Christmas Tree, And The Culture Desk Goes To The Lot To See What Else Moved

Simone Delacroix follows the Super Intelligence order to the one aisle it reaches next, finds a lobby that has been apologizing for its own adjective since 1987 told it can stop, and finds the live-tree growers asking for Natural Intelligence.

By Simone Delacroix October 10, 2026 6 min read

Culture

A Museum Bought Forty Years Of This Restaurant's Menus, And The Curator Says The Collection Dates The Printer And Not The Food

Simone Delacroix visits an exhibit called What We Ate and finds a printing history, an item that is on the menu for a reason that is not food, and her predecessor's review in the last room.

By Simone Delacroix September 21, 2026 5 min read

A record sleeve labeled cover version beside a chart comparing a three minute thirty-five second original with a four hour twenty minute remake, and a tag reading fiddle not wagered.

Culture

Cover Version Review: The 1979 Original Ran Three Minutes; The Atlanta Remake Ran All Afternoon And Nobody Went Home With A Fiddle

The culture editor reviews the visit as a cover of a 1979 recording, notes the extended solo and the deleted wager, and follows the thread back to a steak.

By Simone Delacroix August 26, 2026 5 min read

A department store mannequin on a runway wearing khakis, a navy shirt, a white face gaiter, and sunglasses, under the headline the coward collection.

Culture

A Fashion Review Of The March: The First Menace In History Dressed By A Returns Department

The culture desk reviews the march as a collection and finds that cowardice is not a color, though the movement has located its exact shade.

By Simone Delacroix July 8, 2026 5 min read

A dramatic well-done steak on a plate with ketchup and a Class Anxiety stamp.

Culture

Mar-a-Lago Chef Reveals Trump Orders Well-Done Steak as a Form of Protest Against Elitism

A chef trained in Paris explains that Trump's overcooked steaks are a philosophical rejection of food snobbery. Simone Delacroix is unsurprised.

By Simone Delacroix June 18, 2026 5 min read