A year of some returns —while the world at large still feels tenuous and chaotic. But patterns of daily life, of work resuming a bit of normalcy. Opportunities to travel, returning to some loved places, discovering some new, including a long deferred…

2021, will you think about me? I could wait a year, but I shouldn’t wait three - Vampire Weekend

Even as 2021 bounced back, before landing an end of year gut punch, there is still an overall sense of dread lingering about things. Not least because the systems and institutions, big and small, that should work for us seem to be breaking down, and the…

Hi. I’m going to keep this simple — the goal in the next 60 or so days will be to Get Out the Vote (GOTV). We need to motivate people to vote and educate them about their options, particularly in the face of COVID-related health concerns and Republican-fueled efforts to…

Paul and I were friends at university and across cities and continents in the years following. The following conversation took place in 2007 at our friend Robin’s parents’ home in St. John, Virgin Islands. That home, Purt-Ny-Shee, was destroyed by hurricane Irma in 2017. What follows…

Jota Borgmann and I have been friends for over ten years in New York City. She is an attorney who advocates for clients living in adult care housing. We talked over Zoom in April of 2020. Our conversation has been edited for length and clarity. All views expressed in this…