There is something about the middle of a semester that feels different from the beginning. The excitement of new possibilities has met the reality of deadlines, responsibilities, and long to-do lists. The rhythms of a new school year have settled in, and for many...

A Voting Plan Check-in. Plus Beauty. I’m keeping today’s Word short—because what I mostly want to do is call you back to the questions I asked two weeks ago in this space:   What’s your voting plan? Who in your orbit needs encouragement or assistance to get their...

I recently had a wonky light switch. Wonky in the sense that when I flipped the switch, the lightwould not turn on right away. It seemed, well, delayed like the signal had to make a trip aroundthe block and then the light would turn on.At first, I thought it was a new...