Free Range
In dogs I trust
People, so many people these days, seem on the verge of losing it. If we're lucky, a dog - or two - will come to the rescue.
Demos
Amanda Gorman, voice of America
The world listened to America's inauguration speeches and wondered, silently, will the words about unity mean anything? Will American exceptionalism continue? And then Amanda Gorman blazed onto the stage.
Free Range
A crack for light to enter
Leonard Cohen was right! "There's a crack a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in."
Findings
Last finds from a lost year
Howe Sound, British Columbia, Canada, smothered in forest fire smoke Good riddance, 2020. You leave us with grave loss, great divisions, a grievous awakening, and a whacking great reckoning. The future is murky. What next? Read more