I’m Bored
When summer officially arrived, my three step-sons had been out of school for
about five weeks already for their summer break—just long enough for all three
of them to have grown bored.
Humanity
Noteworthy: More than a Spectator
In the documentary, Bill Cunningham New York, New York City’s beloved fashion
photographer received an award from the National Order of the Legion of Honour
of France and said, “It’s not
FROM THE ARCHIVE: Renewing the Dialect of the Tribe
This piece was originally published last June.
A writer and professor of medical humanities at UC Berkeley, Marilyn Chandler
McEntyre [http://marilynmcentyre.com/] has authored numerous works—including
Caring for Words in a
Do You Know the San Man?
In Paul Valéry’s Eupalinos; or The Architect, Socrates is walking alone on the
beach. He stumbles upon an obscure object, polished and white. He can’t figure
out what it is or
Doses of Sodium Pentothal and Homemade Bombs
My first direct, emotional encounter with death was my childhood dog being put
to sleep. She was a cocker spaniel, with a beautiful golden brown coat, big
floppy ears that smacked whenever she