The Dance of the Porcupines
There is a risk that we will compensate for the current sense of crisis and isolation with too much closeness.
Wearing a Mask in France Would Be a Revolution
Posted on April 17, 2020
in THR Web Features
Image: COVID-19 mask, French style, March 2020; François Escriva via flickr.
In France, wearing a COVID-19 mask will mean a real revolution in norms governing behavior in its public space.
Pruning the Mind During a Crisis
Why should anyone focus on the life of the mind when individual and societal survival is threatened?
Firmness
by
Alan Jacobs
Posted on April 15, 2020
in THR Web Features
Image: Paperback cover illustration of Lew Archer by Mitchell Hooks.
Time to adopt a new hero: Lew Archer, private detective.
A Painter Crawling toward God
Posted on April 14, 2020
in THR Web Features
Image: Pietà, 1575–1576, by Titian (1490–1576); Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venice; Wikipedia.
A deeply personal encounter with the plague.
Covidien and the Failure of Corporate Social Responsibility
Posted on April 13, 2020
in THR Web Features
Image: Covidien facility in California; Kristoffer Tripplaar/SIPA via AP Images.
We can’t take CEOs’ high-flown gestures at face value.
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