The Plague-Ground – The pundits pile on.
The past week has seen a sharp rise in the number of cases of punditry. It’s especially harrowing in countries with large numbers of columnists,
April 10, 2020
August 9, 2021
Tags: social distancing
The Plague-Ground – WHAT DID YOU DO IN THE WAR, DADDY? MOMMY?
A month into the greatest cataclysm since World War II, its effects on us are beginning to become clear. Aside from a lot more baking
April 9, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – The Cruelty of Strangers
Remember the final scene from A Streetcar Named Desire? Blanche DuBbois (played by Vivien Leigh) famously says to the doctor leading her away to an
April 8, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – Will how you voted determine if you live or die?
I’ve not written about Donald Trump because bashing my head against the wall is not one of my top self-care activities. Besides, reading about Donald
April 6, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – What are you doing at 12 noon on Sunday?
GO TO YOUR PORCH OR BALCONY. Like you, I’ve sung O Canada hundreds of times. Like you, I can remember nearly none of them. But
April 4, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – They are not failed versions of us
“Never in our lives have we experienced such a global phenomenon. It’s almost uplifting to know that virtually everyone on earth is sharing the same
April 3, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – Does Our Future Already Exist on Fogo Island?
As we sit at home watching our hair grow uncut, we’re deluged with ideas for how to rebuild a fairer, kinder world once life on
April 1, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – Are Your Lungs Older Than Your Denial?
Mine sure are. They’re 70 years old. My wife Jean’s are seven years older. This puts us both in the high-risk category for dying from
March 30, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – Women’s Faces in Urgent Places
I think one reason Canada’s doing ‘okay’ in beating back COVID-19 is that we have so many women in charge of fighting it. Half of
March 29, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – THERE AIN’T NO MUSIC UNLESS THE WORDS SING.
Raise your hand if you don’t like music. Good. Not one person raised their hand. It’s amazing that 100% of us can agree on one
March 24, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – COMFORTS AND JOYS
COVID-19 isn’t the only thing going viral. It took just a week for us to be swamped with astounding new ways to help us
March 23, 2020
August 9, 2021
THE PLAGUE GROUND – A MOMENT OF DESPAIR
“We’re all going to die!” No one I know is actually saying that, or even screaming it. But today I’m feeling it. I catch a
March 20, 2020
August 9, 2021
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