When the credits roll at the end of Smoke Episode 2, fans of Dennis Lehane’s fiery Apple TV+ series will have several burning questions, including, but not limited to: WHAT THE HELL?! Before we unpack ...

One evening in August of 2023, I watched a woman step up to the mic during a meeting of local government officials in Allentown, Pennsylvania. She was young, early 20s, strikingly pretty, wearing a ...