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Joan Wickersham

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13 ways of looking at Cory Booker’s speech

‘This is a moral moment,’ he said in his 25-hour speech to the Senate. ‘It’s not left or right. It’s right or wrong.’

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Joan Wickersham

From fables to 2025: The unsettling breakdown of the moral universe

Fairy tales once promised that when greed, arrogance, and vanity get out of hand, there’s a certain justice in the universe that steps in. What we...

28.03.2025 10

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Joan Wickersham

Martin Pearlman’s historic journey with Boston Baroque

Even though the music is old, Boston Baroque’s sound is exhilaratingly lithe and fresh.

07.03.2025 10

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Joan Wickersham

TV satire: billionaires, bishops, and bathrooms

Catch the latest episode of your favorite “television show”: New “lineup” mocks politics, justice, and environment.

01.02.2025 10

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Putting away the Christmas music, unpacking memories

Of all these albums, one that conjures up a potent set of memories for me is called “Three Log Night.”

27.12.2024 10

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Trying to escape? Try these books.

Here are some recommendations — in the spirit of escaping 2024, celebrating good writing, and hanging on to the things that endure.

29.11.2024 5

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Joan Wickersham

What does ‘consequential’ really mean?

It’s an alarm clock of a word. It implies that whatever you imagined the stakes were before, they’re even higher than you thought.

25.10.2024 6

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Joan Wickersham

Continual cycles of growth and doubt

I have no idea what the world will be like when my snowdrops and fritillaria come up next spring.

27.09.2024 3

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Joan Wickersham

‘Dining across the divide’ is a model for having difficult conversations

Two people on opposite ends of the political spectrum share a meal and their differences.

30.08.2024 10

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Joan Wickersham

The hottest, coolest summer movie ever

It’s a great movie to watch or rewatch during a heatwave.

26.07.2024 2

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Joan Wickersham