Why Fundamentalists Don’t Scare Me

Why Fundamentalists Don’t Scare Me

  I was an old soul as a child. I liked to talk and would have deep conversations with adults wherever I went. My aunt and uncle, who was a preacher, often picked me up to stay with them for the weekend. They had only one son, much older than me, and they seemed...
Mother’s Day is a Call for Peace and Justice

Mother’s Day is a Call for Peace and Justice

You can always tell when Mother’s Day is near: the shops and florists remind us to buy flowers, chocolates and cards for your mother. Restaurants prompt us to give our mothers a break and take them out for a special meal. Mother’s Day has become an annual ritual where...
What Is Behind Our Return To Movie Theaters?

What Is Behind Our Return To Movie Theaters?

  Cinephiles like me are giddy that more people are returning to movie theatres. Yes, we’d be even happier if more people remembered they were in public and didn’t show up in their pajamas and toting loads of blankets as they try to recreate their living rooms,...
On Birthdays and Cherry Blossoms

On Birthdays and Cherry Blossoms

The photo you see is of me, a good while back, holding my newborn nephew, Nate, in his parents’ apartment in New York City. I was there to lead a vigil at the Isaiah Wall, across from the United Nations, in support of nuclear disarmament debates happening across the...