Getting Older Doesn’t Have to Mean Getting Meaner
The popular “grumpy old man” narrative trope is also a self-fulfilling prophecy. But should it be?
The Scandal of Reading 33 | S. D. Smith on Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
Claude Atcho interviews S.D. Smith, who shares his perspective on Paton’s work having firsthand experience of life in South Africa.
Cinderella, Strong Women, and the Courage to Be Kind
As the months of the pandemic translated into far more hours spent inside and online than outside and in person, I have seen more ugliness—more meanness—in this world than ever before.
Kindness and Grace in Ori and the Blind Forest
From beginning to end, Ori and the Blind Forest is ultimately a story of kindness.
It’s a Beautiful Day in the Twitter-hood
Social media often ends up being a way for us to broadcast ourselves (or some moderated version of ourselves). But if everyone is talking, then who is listening?
