All posts filed under: The Times We Live In

Addressing the challenges of our polarized times

A story as important as it is overlooked

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Music’s affirmation of an individual’s sense of humanity in dehumanizing circumstances.

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Friday’s photo from Capitol Hill’s East City Bookshop, highlighting Banned Book Week 2026.

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Thursday’s photos from People’s Book in Takoma Park, highlighting Banned Book Week 2026.

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Wednesday’s photos from Bards Alley in Vienna, VA, highlighting Banned Book Week 2026.

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Tuesday’s photo from Old Town Books in Alexandria, highlighting Banned Book Week 2026.

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October 4-10, 2026 is Banned Books Week. Annoy the book banners and read. Let Books Be!

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Dolly Parton stars in the most recent in my series of aphorisms that have captured my attention.

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Links to stories and music from a few writers and musicians I follow who have important things to say.

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Every advance in equality must contend with forces of reaction. America is an eternal struggle.

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A dreamy, haunting, and evocative novella about a young girl’s year in the Austrian countryside.