Excerpts from Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

The founder of logotherapy on the meaning of suffering, love, and looking at the sky.

Culture / Politics

Salma Hayek Channels the Spirit of Trump-Era Resistance in “Beatriz at Dinner”

Who says it’s a bad idea to talk politics at the dinner table?

Culture / Food / Literature

A recipe for Truffle Sprouts and a study of Ruth Stone’s poem “The Cabbage.”

Culture / Food / Long Island

In which I write about my love for mall court sushi.

On hope in Michelle Obama’s last speech and the poem “Love Without Hope” by Robert Graves.

The original headline for this post was “Why We Shouldn’t Expect So Much of 2017.”

Why does the American Dream, failed or achieved, make such solid theater?

A lot happened in 2016.

First New Year’s resolution!