James Parker

3 days ago | theatlantic.com | James Parker

Editor’s Note: Is anything ailing, torturing, or nagging at you? Are you beset by existential worries? Every Tuesday, James Parker tackles readers’ questions. Tell him about your lifelong or in-the-moment problems at [email protected]. Don’t want to miss a single column? Sign up to get “Dear James” in your inbox. Dear James,I’m not very punk rock. Not even a little. I’m well into middle age and experiencing my first taste of the many small indignities sure to come.

1 week ago | yardbarker.com | James Parker

The New York Knicks defeated the Indiana Pacers 111-94 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Thursday, avoiding elimination and forcing a Game 6. The Pacers came into the matchup with a commanding 3-1 lead in the series, but they looked complacent to start the game. Jalen Brunson went on a personal scoring run to put the Knicks up 6-0 early. New York was in the lead for the rest of the night as an impressive defensive performance fueled a wire-to-wire win.

1 week ago | theatlantic.com | James Parker

Editor’s Note: Is anything ailing, torturing, or nagging at you? Are you beset by existential worries? Every Tuesday, James Parker tackles readers’ questions. Tell him about your lifelong or in-the-moment problems at [email protected]. Don’t want to miss a single column? Sign up to get “Dear James” in your inbox.

2 weeks ago | yardbarker.com | James Parker

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has officially won the 2025 NBA MVP Award. After leading the league in scoring and helping the Thunder finish the season with a league-best record of 68-14, SGA will now take home the MVP trophy for the first time. He won the 2024-25 scoring title after averaging a career-high 32.7 points per game to go along with 6.4 assists while shooting an efficient 51.9% from the field.

2 weeks ago | theatlantic.com | James Parker

Editor’s Note: Is anything ailing, torturing, or nagging at you? Are you beset by existential worries? Every Tuesday, James Parker tackles readers’ questions. Tell him about your lifelong or in-the-moment problems at [email protected]. Don’t want to miss a single column? Sign up to get “Dear James” in your inbox. Dear James,The world has so many haters. How do we deal with this as a collective? Dear Reader,Are we a collective? I suppose we are.