A few years ago, I read a book called Calling in the One, and in it there was a challenge to write five pages of things you're grateful for. Five pages feels daunting, but it's not about the pages, it's about the energy generated by the pages. Spoiler Alert: By the time you get to page five, you've gone from…

"You can kill a man, but not an idea." These words, often attributed to civil rights leader Medgar Edgars, have been hanging out in my mind for the last couple of weeks. They are so widely applicable, because ideas take a long time to form and an even longer time to change. There's nothing like sitting in the house for…

Lately, I've been hearing a lot of people talk about a "new normal." There's a lot of conjecture about what our new normal will be on the other side of pandemic and civic uprising. There are a lot of people and institutions in a rush to get to a new normal, but what I've found to be true is that…

This week has been a slight exhale and after the huge insuck of the last two weeks. With so many people in the streets and on social media expressing their grievances with the direction of our democracy, it's easy to get swept away with the tide. I'm reminded of  stories I've read about the Freedom Summer of the 1960s where…

As a theater critic, the suspension of in-person performing arts experiences has been tough. My inner cultural arbiter needs an outlet to place all of my unsolicited opinions and recommendations. An arts column would be an ideal place for such whims to flutter, but NPR hasn't called yet. So, I've decided to put together my recommendations and commentary about all…