What to Book: “History suggests that tolerance of inequality and failing to control excessive corporate power may prompt the rise of populism, nationalism, extremist politicians, and fascist regimes.” (Check, check, check, and check.) The excellent Tim Wu with a perfectly-timed book: The Curse of Bigness: Antitrust in the New Gilded Age. (Need more reading? The NYT just listed its 10 best books of 2018.)

+ What to Bump: Jeff Ross. Dave Attell. And everything that entails. A new comedy series on Netflix featuring two old friends ripping each other and everyone else during an intimate and pretty informal comedy duet. Bumping Mics.

+ What to Picture: The latest edition of California Sunday Magazine is made up a series of photo essays that show the way people live. The Way Home.