Eyewitness Who Snapped First Picture Of Would-Be Bomber Gives Her Account by Kate Riga This week, another delusional reactionary drove to the nation’s capital excited about harming others because he hasn’t gotten his way. This will keep happening because one … Continue reading Outside Reading — A Regular Tuesday Here edition
What to Do With Our Covid Rage by Sarah Smarsh Sarah Smarsh has been one of the more astute writers about culture clashes in the Midwest, especially among low-income citizens who feel left behind and whose anxiety change is ruthlessly … Continue reading Outside Reading — Missed Shots edition
Unvaxxed, Unmasked and Putting Our Kids at Risk by Jessica Valenti And here we are, stalled out in the emergence from a devastating pandemic — and indeed regressing — almost entirely because insidious opportunists and complete crackpots, most residing on … Continue reading Outside Reading — Delta Force edition
THE BARN ON DREW RULEVILLE ROAD by Wright Thompson This powerhouse piece, published by The Atlantic, considers the enduring shadow on the nation’s soul of condoned bigotry and connected cruelty as exemplified by the torture and murder of fourteen-year-old Emmett … Continue reading Outside Reading — Bulletproof Memorial Sign edition
Chef Francesca Hong Is Proving that Food Is Political by Esther Tseng As noted previously, I’m lucky to live in a community that largely reflects the values I believe in most strongly. That good fortune extends to my elected representative … Continue reading Outside Reading — Representation edition
Birth Pangs: One Nation, Many Truths by Jennifer Schuessler Jennifer Schuessler looks forward and back to different Fourth of July celebrations, both the bicentennial of 1976 and the upcoming semiquincentennial arriving in five years. What the article is really about … Continue reading Outside Reading — Tomorrow They Say Is Independence Day edition
50 Reasons to Love Joni Mitchell’s ‘Blue’ On the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the release of Joni Mitchell’s fourth studio album, The New York Times provides a colossal retrospective with commentary from fellow musicians, some who participated and … Continue reading Outside Reading — Songs Are Like Tattoos edition
A High School Senior Won a $40,000 Scholarship. Then She Gave It Up. by Maria Cramer To my dismay, I tend to focus on the individuals and institutions that are causing the most untoward disruption, sowing chaos with their ineptness … Continue reading Outside Reading — Being Verda Tetteh edition
Making Waves by Gabriella Angotti-Jones This marvelous piece from The New York Times, largely a photo essay with just enough elaborative commentary to heighten the power and poignancy of the images, touches on the small and mutually devoted culture of … Continue reading Outside Reading — Waves edition
On Chandler Bing’s Job by Megan Garber I’m not my cohort’s resident expert on the sitcom about a sextet of New Yorkers who will be there for one another when precipitations obeys the law gravity. So it with humility that … Continue reading Outside Reading — Transponster edition
Coffee for Two 