All That Movement
The eclipse moved me. Before the eclipse last Monday, I took myself to a manuscript showing at Harvard. It was a worthy …
Traffic, stoplights, and equity
When I read Tom Vanderbilt’s book Traffic, I noticed that he had a big blind spot. He reviewed the history of traffic. …
Chanukah before Christmas
Chanukah* begins this Thursday night. I love it when it happens this way. When Chanukah starts and ends before Christmas, my holiday …
Obituaries
On the eve of Yom Kippur, I considered what I wanted to tell my Facebook “friends” in regard to wishes for the …
Reflections on the High Holidays
Happy New Year – Rosh Hashanah — to Jews around the world. The holiday falls in the context of a whole holiday …