Tag Archives: Society

Like many of you, and with a heavy, heavy heart, I’ve been doing a ton of thinking about the debate, President Joe Biden’s presidency and the future of a possible Donald Trump presidency. (Think Project 2025). I think Joe has been an amazing President, but it’s not enough. Not this …

The other day, we observed the winter solstice. The day with the fewest hours of sunlight in the calendar year—the longest, darkest night. I happen to live 100 feet above the Lake Michigan shore, and I am often treated to beautiful sunrises if I get up early enough–the beauty of …

'Note Bandi', edited by R Ramakumar collects articles by academics and economists to detail the impact of India's so called demonetisation (note-bandi).

'Rising Out of Hatred' by Eli Saslow shows the power of humanity and persistence in the face of one of the most powerful hate groups in the country.

RFID technology, Bluetooth enabled features and free app with new experiences every month power the recommended A-Champs ROXS 2S interactive set (3 star) that gets one or more people of all ages moving with a nice mix of new experiences and playground classics.

'Blue Mafia' by Tim Tolka opens a window into a world of police brutality we all know exists, but most of us have not had the clarity to see how bad it really is.

All the Women in My Family Sing is a memorable anthology of American culture (3.5 stars) and diversity within 69 essays written by 69 different women of color and edited by Deborah Santana as a strong soundboard for women's voices where the chosen works are positive and practical.

In 'The Comfort of People' anthropologist Daniel Miller continues his book series about material culture in a unique study of society, science, and health focusing on caretakers and hospice patients dealing with some form of terminal or long-term illness.

Science writer/scholar Mark Pendergrast continues on the tough subject of repressed memory in his book 'Memory Warp' (3.5 stars), which follows his 1995 book 'Victims of Memory.'

The basketball comedy 'Uncle Drew' (2.5 stars) prompts audience participation for the on and off court antics as Boston Celtic NBA star Kyrie Irving expands this character beyond the Pepsi Max commercials in a solid story where he teams up with a local coach/talent scout to rally his former teammates for a tournament at Rucker Park in Harlem, New York.