My husband died. He wasn’t young any more and was sick and weak but we weren’t expecting his death to come as quickly as it did, within a few days, almost overnight. He just went away. Maybe there are worse things than a quick, quiet death. Here’s what happened next. My brother and sister-in-law (who […]
February 8 – 12, 2016 C’mon, Hollywood, get real, says Erik. Even a 12-year old can get out of those rope knots, let alone some grownup damsel on the railroad tracks, let alone Indiana Jones. New era, new climate, so we need some new words. Michelle makes up some of such quality that they rival […]
The Great East Coast Snowstorm of January 2016 That Singled Out Baltimore left around 30 inches of snow, turning cars into snowhills and pausing civilized life as we know it. In the last big snowstorm, the the worst incivility was perpetrated by the neighbors themselves, this time it was by outsiders: two different jackasses parked for […]
January 18 – 22, 2016 Pity the eastern LWONians, in fact the whole American eastern coast, tunnelling through the snow in a direction they hope is up, looking for some blue sky, some sun again. I thought maybe, yes maybe, I could do my bit for STEM education and connect up that kid who’s so […]
STEM is acronymic jargon for the education of kindergarteners through college seniors in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math. Apparently the education is inadequate and uneven and seen as appropriate for nerdy boys but not girls or persons of color – something like that. It’s discussed in hushed and worried tones and if you’re interested in science […]
January 4 – 8, 2016 Three of this week’s five days have been devoted to issues specific to ladies and high time too after all those many, many penis posts. Jennifer’s sustained rant against peri-menopause, let alone menopause (reminding me of a sign on my agent’s wall, I’m Out of Estrogen and I Have a […]
Michael: Hi Ann! After six years of teaching in NYU’s science journalism program (SHERP), and a year before that teaching at Boston University, I have decided to take a break and hand over my beginning writing, research and reporting class to someone else. What a tough decision. I love my students–so many of whom have […]
I don’t think much about the climate debates; the problem seems so multivariate, and each part of it so difficult, I don’t see a solution. Accordingly, I really appreciate the people who do think about and cover it because goddam, it really needs covering. Anyway, when I read about the Paris agreement, I was most struck […]