From time to time someone who impacted our lives and our culture passes on and a look back at their life or contribution is worth remembering. Duvall Hecht, the founder of Books on Tape, is dead at 91.
Here is his obituary from the New York Times:
COVID in the The Age of “Distracti-pression”
The pandemic’s true toll on mental health won’t be known for a long time, but data from the past two years indicates a rise — some of it sharp — in prescription drugs for conditions like A.D.H.D. and depression.
If you’re wondering which pills and how many of them Americans...
Learning to Let Go of My Adult Kids, Again
For those readers whose adult children sheltered at “home” during the early phases of the pandemic author Helen Schulman has written a touching piece in the Times Opinion section:
Last week, when it had been more than two days since I’d heard from my young adult children — Zoë, 26,...
Divorcing of a Same-Sex Relationship Before the Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage
From The San Antonio Current: In Texas, a San Antonio man has filed for a divorce in which he seeks to prove a common law marriage existed with his former partner of 25 years when same sex marriage was prohibited under the law. In 2015. the law was ruled unconstitutional. This case could...