Writing is a communal art
Natalie Goldberg’s classic on writing. Ben Dolnick on compelling sentences. Jeopardy!’s other horrible choice.
Month: September 2021
Uncharted: How to navigate the future
Margaret Heffernan sees our humanity and creativity as key to navigating an uncertain future.
Kyshona: The music therapist gone rogue
Kyshona is a “music therapist gone rogue” with a message for a broken world.
So long, summer
The shelf life of social media, pink churches, cool cemeteries, and (OUCH) oak leaf itch mites!
The Outlier: Jimmy Carter’s unfinished presidency
Kai Bird’s portrait of a president who saw how myths can hobble as well as ennoble a country.
Peeling away the labels
Be careful of labels. Sometimes a pickup truck is just a pickup truck. And people are always more than just a label.
Bela Fleck finds his way back to his roots
Bela Fleck’s first bluegrass album in more than 20 years came out this week. Progressive bluegrass at its best.
This will not end well
Baseball and other sports have sold out to the gambling interests. My bet is that it will not end well.
My name is Pauli Murray
Pauli Murray was one of the most consequential and hopeful of 20th century Americans.
We won’t last forever
Natalie Goldberg’s memoir of her struggle with cancer is a meditation on living a genuine life in full bloom.
