Cousin Starfish
Mother Nature sees you not as a soul shimmering with intelligence but as one solution to the problem of metabolism.
My Father Was There When I Really Needed Him
Posted on June 21, 2020
in THR Web Features
Image: Bicycle leaning on a wall. Via Wikimedia Commons.
A lesson in what it takes to be a father, and why a kid might want to have one.
Pressing Pause
Posted on June 18, 2020
in THR Web Features
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In a post-COVID world, instead of locking us down, pressing pause could actually open us up.
Protest and Spectacle in Lafayette Square
Posted on June 18, 2020
in THR Web Features
Image: Protesters react to tear gas at George Floyd protests in Washington, D.C. Rosa Pineda via Wikimedia Commons.
Protest and spectacle are not merely symbols.
Two Cheers for Assisted Living
Posted on June 17, 2020
in THR Web Features
Image: US Air Force security forces personnel works with a member of the Colorado National Guard to test patients for coronavirus at a Colorado nursing home, June 2020; US Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. John Rohrer; flickr.com.
The COVID crisis has changed our perceptions of assisted living communities, perhaps permanently.
Faulkner as Futurist
Posted on June 9, 2020
in THR Web Features
Image: Seven Springs, North Carolina; via flickr.com
Faulkner’s treatment of the past means much for the nature of our future.
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