Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
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02/09/2023
Opinion: How Do You Serve a Friend in Despair?
My friendship with Peter Marks was created around play. Starting at age 11, we played basketball, softball, capture the flag, rugby.
01/19/2023
Opinion: The Black Musical That May Have Inspired Gershwin
I have, over the transom, received the paperback edition of a book that escaped me last year, to my regret.
12/31/2022
Opinion: Cheer Up! The World Is Better Off Than You Think.
Enough with the doom and gloom! Our planet may be in better shape than you think.
11/11/2022
How Nepal Grew Back Its Forests
An effort decades in the making is showing results in Nepal, a rare success story in a world of cascading climate disasters and despair.
11/01/2022
Opinion: Racism and Theater, Then and Now
In the late 1980s, I was in the chorus of a college musical theater production of “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.”
10/28/2022
What’s the Salary? N.Y.C. Job Seekers Can No Longer Be Kept in the Dark
A new city law going into effect on Tuesday will require companies with at least four employees to post salary ranges for openings, even if the jobs involve remote or hybrid work.
10/12/2022
Secrets Preserved in the Skin of Dakota the ‘Dino Mummy’
Study of the hadrosaur found a new explanation for how dinosaurs could be mummified with their skin preserved through the eons.
09/13/2022
Pandemic Aid Cut U.S. Poverty to New Low in 2021, Census Bureau Reports
A measure that accounts for all federal subsidies also showed a reduction of almost half in the number of children below the poverty level.
09/08/2022
Opinion: The Immortal Awfulness of Open Plan Workplaces
Oscar Wilde is said to have quipped that “God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability.” Our species is capable of folly on a grand scale.
09/01/2022
Opinion: School Is for Making Citizens
Why do we have public schools? To make young people into educated, productive adults, of course. But public schools are also for making Americans.
08/25/2022
White House Pushes Journals to Drop Paywalls on Publicly Funded Research
The policy, hailed by researchers as “transformational,” will be fully in place by 2026 and make publicly financed research available immediately at no cost.
08/10/2022