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A proposal to mandate professional attire, neat facial hair and closed-toe shoes at this weekend’s convention sparked fierce debate.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Speaking of “Hacks” folks whose names do not rhyme with Schmanna Schmeinbinder, Kristen Baldwin offers one neat trick to fix stuff in general: “A modest proposal to Hollywood: Cast Robby Hoffman in everything.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Many of Raja's community, more widely known as the Onge, still live in near isolation in neat thatched homes on stilts in coastal forests.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

The dating test furnishes a neat illustration: three profiles—identical in every respect except astrological sign, all showing the same picture of a young man named “Michael”—were created on a popular Chinese dating app.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

She’d kept it pinned in the same neat chignon she wore in the theater.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny