The commercial opens on an idyllic lake. Birds are chirping. A breeze is rustling. An older man is fishing. He turns to the camera with a good-natu... | Continue reading
Foofy calliope music. Distant, faint. Atmospheric.Molecules of circus DNA random-walking, Brownian-motion-style, over the hillside across from our... | Continue reading
“In a contentious interview that aired Monday on ‘Axios on HBO,’ journalist Jonathan Swan attempted to press President Trump on his handling of th... | Continue reading
Hey fellas, we need to talk about our new album, The Dark Side of the Moon. It’s coming along pretty well, I think. I really believe we’re making a... | Continue reading
I have a duty to protect my family from the heavy hand of government. Diapers limit my baby’s constitutional right to free expression.Once that ex... | Continue reading
Trussville, Alabama- - -With national leadership urging schools to reopen this fall despite rising cases of COVID-19, classroom teachers are facin... | Continue reading
Dear Subjects,Well, that was some plague, wasn’t it? Although people are still dying in droves from The Sickness, I think it’s safe to say the wor... | Continue reading
It has always been my aim in life to live a safe distance from any meaningful measure of wealth and at the same time among the ample and voluble co... | Continue reading
With national leadership urging schools to reopen this fall despite rising cases of COVID-19, classroom teachers are facing bewildering choices. Al... | Continue reading
Toula Portokalos Aunt Voula’s Travel Agency (My Big Fat Greek Wedding)Toula is exclusively offering “virtual” trips, where she will describe to ... | Continue reading
I’ve been in denial about this for a long time, but I think it’s finally time to admit it: this neighborhood just isn’t as cool as it used to be. I... | Continue reading
Inspired by Jamaica Kincaid- - -This is how you talk to students about alcohol; this is how you talk to students about drugs; this is how you moni... | Continue reading
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1. You’re not allowed to hang out with your friends.2. There’s no chance that you’ll be able to go to the concerts, festivals, and sporting events... | Continue reading
“Police say they’re investigating a nearly four-minute cellphone video that appears to show a man hurling anti-Asian and anti-mask rhetoric toward... | Continue reading
Resident PhysicianLocation withheld- - -This is part of our series, Flattened By the Curve, which features the voices of doctors, nurses, healthc... | Continue reading
Captain Ahab stands on the quarterdeck, darting his eyes among the crew.AHAB: Lemme have your attention for a moment. Let’s talk about something i... | Continue reading
Dear Parents,Since its inception, Camp Green Lake has operated on one guiding principle: “If you take a bad boy and make him dig a hole every day ... | Continue reading
“The leaders of Operation Warp Speed, the Trump administration’s well-funded project to develop COVID-19 vaccines at record speed, have said they a... | Continue reading
Since I was 15 years old, a sophomore in high school, I have been involved in racial justice work, attending protests, and organizing with my fello... | Continue reading
“The Marlins have now had 17 people test positive in the past five days. On Monday, the total of confirmed cases stood at 11 players and two coache... | Continue reading
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In these unprecedented times, we at the Seaside Beacon-Gazette remain committed to delivering high-quality journalism. Though we understand the con... | Continue reading
1. Why do you want to go to grad school?A. It’s necessary for my professional development. B. I got an email from FAFSA by accident.2. Do you kn... | Continue reading
Critical Care Physician University of Michigan HospitalAnn Arbor, MI- - -This is part of our series, Flattened By the Curve, which features the ... | Continue reading
It took some doing, Batman, but we’ve finally developed a mask we think you can live with. It’s black, of course, and can take stabs and shotgun bl... | Continue reading
“The Trump administration is sending more federal agents to Portland, Ore., as officials consider pushing back harder and farther against the grow... | Continue reading
Try making coffee at home, rather than building a Starbucks wing off the campus library.You don’t need spin class at the high-tech gymnatorium for... | Continue reading
My maternal grandmother Essie Buchman died on Monday, 8 June, at the age of 104. She was buried three days later, next to my grandfather Abraham, i... | Continue reading
“To some degree, he has the power to determine which industries and which companies will survive the crisis, which groups of Americans will get th... | Continue reading
- - -Even before his mind went, my grandfather had a dated way of speaking. He always called that now-defunct department store “Sears Roebuck.” He... | Continue reading
Hi, mama! I’m Nicole, and I’m the hospital-appointed lactation consultant. I’m here without any agenda to inform you about the myriad of options yo... | Continue reading
Resident Physician in Internal Medicine and PediatricsDavid Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA- -... | Continue reading
Crag, put down the raw meat. I bring bad news.Somebody dug up your old cave paintings. No, not the ones of elephants and fish. Those are unimpeach... | Continue reading
All across the country, protestors and activists are taking down statues of controversial historical figures like Christopher Columbus, Robert E. L... | Continue reading
“On Thursday, the team announced publicly what had already become a clear choice to many inside the organization: It will play the 2020 season as t... | Continue reading
Since the beginning of time, the alphabet has been one of the best ways to designate blood types or write a threatening email. But with twenty-six ... | Continue reading
Resident PhysicianUCLA Department of Family MedicineLos Angeles, CA- - -This is part of our series, Flattened By the Curve, which features the v... | Continue reading
1. Whitey2. Shifty Schiff3. Campy4. Moonbeam5. The Chicken Man6. Bad Henry7. Goofy8. The Georgia Peach9. The Flailer10. Old Pete11. Wild ... | Continue reading
The Fire in His Wake (McSweeney’s, 2020), Spencer Wolff’s exuberant debut novel, tells the story of two men swept up in refugee crises of the twent... | Continue reading
Good morning. I’m the wife on a prestigious television drama. I’m taking a moment to stare contemplatively out the window while holding my coffee m... | Continue reading
O wanderer, weary from newsfeeds and Zoom,And anxiously tracking case counts in your room,You seek to be tested? HAH HAH! Join the club!You thin... | Continue reading
In light of the pandemic, faculty have been given options with respect to the format of their fall classes. Initially, there were only three option... | Continue reading
The Omega generation is helpless with technology; they can’t even update their own brainplugs.Never Silents eat their protein sludge with spoons, ... | Continue reading
Pediatric Cardiac ICU physicianPhoenix Children’s HospitalPhoenix, AZ- - -This is part of our series, Flattened By the Curve, which features the... | Continue reading
Toward Venice, toward Japan, toward Malibu, toward gaudy arcade lights, back toward Venice — I pace the boards at the end of the Santa Monica pier ... | Continue reading
Voice of Witness is an oral history nonprofit that advances human rights by amplifying the voices of people impacted by injustice. Vernesia Gordon... | Continue reading
The four girls were friends. In a small town, friends make the days long and the sadness short, though it is still there. The turtlenecked girl wor... | Continue reading