It’s been five years since COVID-19 shut down the world. But with everything seemingly spinning out of control, it might be time to bring back “Pandemic Rules.”

More than ever, this movie--in all its grainy, low-tech, 1970s glory-- is balm for my soul this year.

Many of us, especially those of us with small children, could use something to help us endure this cold, dark, and depressing chapter of the pandemic. Here are a few podcasts that may fit that bill.

When I look back on this lost year, I’ll of course remember the headlines — but also the mishmash of simple, sometimes unexpected things that have held me together.

Sitting here more than five hours after the insurrection, things haven’t all burned down — yet. But it’s hard to feel like they haven’t. The “peaceful transfer of power,” gone — up in proverbial smoke.

As many of us stare down the barrel of several weeks at home and *gasp* no sports to distract us, podcasts might be a welcome diversion from anxiety and boredom. Here are a few I love.(Yes, this didn't age well)

My walk through the National Civil Rights Museum crystallized my desire to NOT be one of those white faces in the background.