Ten

I remember crowding into my dorm’s common room to watch the news coverage on the big screen television. I remember attending a spontaneous mass in the middle of the day, because there was literally nothing else we could do. I remember watching Pretty Woman later that night, when my friends and I were burned out [...]

(Un)Expectations

Last Friday, July 1st, would have been Princess Diana’s 50th birthday. I’ve written before about my minor obsession with royalty, particularly British royalty, but of course Diana remains a topic of fascination for a lot of people. It seems strange to me that a woman who lived such a large (and arguably full, if flawed) [...]

Peace

On January 15th, Dr. King would have been 82. Happy Birthday. “I accept this award today with an abiding faith in America and an audacious faith in the future of mankind. I refuse to accept despair as the final response to the ambiguities of history. I refuse to accept the idea that the “isness” of [...]