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Air Heart February 28, 2023
It was 1998 and I needed an e-mail address. Back then, nobody used their real names for e-mail. E-mailing was like C.B. radio—you used a handle. I remember thinking for a few seconds and then typing “aeelectra” into the little box on the Hotmail scre...
Revolution Is a Great Work of Art February 16, 2023
This is the world of “Tar Beach,” Faith Ringgold’s masterful and, arguably, most enduring children’s book, released in 1991. It tells the story of Cassie Louise Lightfoot, an 8-year-old girl who dreams of freedom and finds it one night when she disco...
Anatomy of a Book Cancellation February 03, 2023
It was the second week of December 2017, and my wife and I were at Heathrow airport, waiting to board a flight to Germany. Just before setting off for the departure gate, I couldn’t resist checking my email just one last time. My attention concentrat...
The Curious Case of Carlos Correa and Sports Safetyism February 03, 2023
As a Yankee fan I should be happy to see the Mets’ deal with free agent shortstop Carlos Correa fall through after a doctor raised concerns about an eight-year-old ankle injury that has caused him no problems since then. This was the same doctor, it ...
