Sunday Desk | Mars, Meatloaf, and a Candy That Almost Died

Plus: a tour inside my commonplace book

Before we get into today’s newsletter, thank you for the kind words in response to my piece on Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance. I don’t usually share much, not out of opposition; it’s just not my nature, but your feedback was encouraging.

It also made clear that while you value the news and research here, many of you are interested in more opinion and…