Multi-tasking
Embarrassed to say – I’ve been there! I really miss doing yoga at a studio with no distractions.
Illustration by Alessandra Olanow
J’adore
I wooed my cat for a year before getting her to sleep with me. And it was worth it.
Illustration by David Shrigley
Look Up
“Wallace Stevens has got nothin’ on this.” Read a profile of Nathaniel Mackey
Procrastination season
It’s the time of year that I’d rather do most anything (even clean out my closet) than begin work on my taxes. I keep meaning to get to it, but end up finding much better things to do.
Chart by Matt Shirley
America on trial
Photo by Michael J. Spear – In Minneapolis, from the protests outside the murder trial of Devin Chauvin.
Brave New World
This is from a wonderful comic strip by Emily Flake on navigating a post-pandemic future
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