The Guardian Why a good funeral can be a life-affirming occasion Eva Wiseman — 10 Jul 2022 As well as tears there’s cake and laughter: remembering a well-lived life is a very human affair Last week, I went to the most fabulous party, and it happened to be a funeral. My best friend’s mum, Janet, … Continue reading Attending A Funeral To Die For
Playing the Lottery Winter 1969, Boston. I was driving a cab at night, while attending Harvard Divinity School. I had run through some scholarship and loan money, and needed cash; Christmas and all that. But I also thought it would be a “good experience” for a wannabe writer. When I turned my cab onto St. … Continue reading Another Quaker Holiday Story: Playing the Lottery
Satire from The Borowitz Report Trump Denies Ever Knowing Ketchup By Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker — June 29, 2022 PALM BEACH (The Borowitz Report)—In his latest denunciation of the former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony to the January 6th committee, Donald J. Trump has denied ever knowing ketchup. “This business about me using ketchup … Continue reading Breaking: “Not The News” Satire by Andy Borowitz
NOTE: It’s clear to me that Garrison Keillor doesn’t like to be profound, at least not when he’s performing. He starts off writing or doing a monologue, following the curves and turns of a narrative, striving for a seamless whimsy. Then something big & weighty abruptly rolls like a boulder onto his path — interruptions … Continue reading Living As Well As We Can In Spite of Them Is the First Revenge
Will Paul McCartney still be on stage at 90? I bet he will try: Beatles biographer HUNTER DAVIES on a tear-jerking performance from a living legend By HUNTER DAVIES FOR THE DAILY MAIL 26 June 2022. When he started his Glastonbury set, tightly buttoned up in a stiff high-collared, old-fashioned jacket, hardly moving his body at … Continue reading Paul McCartney at 80: A Great Gig, Not A Hard Day’s Night – And Even A Cheer for Ukraine