From news desks to local commercials, it seems all we’ve heard about over the past several months is how “unprecedented” and “uncertain” these times are. While that could hardly escape most of us who are living daily in this... Read More
Many of us started out this period of self-isolation with high hopes and big dreams. We were finally going to make a dent in that to-read list, plant that garden, clear out the garage, or—apparently for a great many of us—learn to... Read More
Across all forms of media, science fiction is one genre that has been consistently beloved. While we can be enchanted by the sorcerers and spells of fantasy, transfixed by the twists and turns of a well-plotted mystery, or shed a tear at... Read More
Just as the COVID-19 virus seems to find its victims arbitrarily, all of us in the work-from-home brigade have adapted differently to the new working conditions. Some people love the freedom and isolation, others are coping okay but look... Read More
“no one leaves home unless home chases you … you have to understand, / that no one puts their children in a boat / unless the water is safer than the land.“ / These words of Warsan Shire, a Somali-British poet and former Young Poet... Read More
We have presidents Nixon and Clinton to thank for popularizing the maxim “it’s not the crime, it’s the cover-up” in their bumbling efforts not to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth about misdeeds. And... Read More
Considering how long homosapiens have lived on this planet, one would expect us to be better at keeping ourselves alive. Instead, we ride roller coasters, dive with sharks, jump from planes, and eat deep-fried butter. As much as we... Read More
The heartbreaking George Floyd killing in Minneapolis appears to be one murder too many for this country’s conscience and we’re finally going to have the honest conversation about race we’ve been avoiding since the end of The Civil... Read More