Relationships and Going Places
Two Essays by Adrienne G. Cannon: Music and Medicare & Another Era
Adrienne G. Cannon writes: Maybe the prescription for staying healthy is not Medicare nor mind-bending games. Maybe making and enjoying music, for ourselves and our appreciative friends and family, is the program we should subscribe to... If she could do it, then so can we... she has shown us the way to keep on dancing. We honor her with the spirit she inspired in us as we return to ballet class week after week. more »
Infinite Jest and Met Museum Shopping
Drawings from Leonardo da Vinci, Eugène Delacroix, Francisco de Goya and Lautrec are displayed. Caricature can be combined with various kinds of satire to convey personal, social, or political meaning. And the Met Museum shop is a trove of gift ideas! more »
Contraceptives Conscience Clause Subject of House Hearing
"So the question is, if somebody does [not] want to provide contraception, because it violates their religion or their conscience, would they be required to? Absolutely not. The question, then, comes down to what is the scope of the exception that church-provided insurance need not cover family planning?” more »
Expedition: The Coveted Bargain
The aisle is deserted except for a lone, middle-aged employee dusting a section of shelves filled with cartons of dog biscuits. I was about to move on when the employee began to sing as she worked. Happy notes floated around her like a sweet perfume. more »
