Well, it seems that the past continues to speak through those sensitive enough to engage with the historical moment beyond superficial appearances. This collection troubles, certainly, but in an informative manner which is decidedly appropriate for the times in which we find ourselves.
Read MoreThe impacts tended to fall disproportionately on the poor and vulnerable, those least responsible for the problems.
Read MoreThe best thing I can do is simply let them be. Recognize, as Welles triumphantly suggested, that life is made out of oppositions. “All of us live between the poles.”
Read MoreMost countries were affected by rising sea levels due to global warming — numerous cities were already gone — Manila, Lagos, Guangzhou, Rotterdam, Hanoi — Osaka’s history, Venice’s heritage, and New York’s riches.
Read MoreLying in my college dorm room bed, still a teen, my dad dropped in for a visit. It wasn't my physical dad; he had passed away a year before while I was in a high school history class.
Read MoreIn so many ways, she turned out to be a wonderful mother—fun, warm, physically affectionate, enormously proud of me and my sister, and full of praise for everything we did. It astounds me how much courage it took for her to bring up two children as a single mom in those days when families that did not fit the mold were erased or looked down on. And she did that despite the dejection she fought off every day.
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