Essay
In praise of the plain version
An unhurried piece on screens, sleep, safety and the routines that quietly hold a week together in Columbus.
From the long-reads desk · November 7, 2026
Digital Privacy
Turn off what you never turned on
The settings that leak the most are usually the ones switched on for you by default.
Most trouble online starts with one message that wants you to hurry; slowing down is the whole defence.
Ideas & How-tos
The ten-minute tidy that actually sticks
Pick one surface, set a timer, stop when it rings; the trick is finishing, not perfecting.
One unhurried hour on Sunday quietly removes four small decisions from the week ahead.
Health Guides
Eat first, read the label later
A plain meal you actually repeat beats the perfect plan you abandon by Thursday.
A short loop after lunch reshapes the rest of the day more reliably than any rule you set before breakfast.
Streaming & Shows
Why the second episode matters most
Pilots are auditions; the second hour is where a series decides what it is actually about.
Walking away from a show you have stopped enjoying is a quiet kind of taste.
The point was never speed; it was being able to do the same thing again tomorrow.