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Love, Victor and Love, Simon — Michael Cimino, who played Victor

Society Love, Victor was a lighthouse on a winter night My husband and I loved Love, Simon. Love, Victor let us sit longer with a boy who was still figuring… 18 Sep 2026

Close-up of red yarn on circular knitting needles, a project in progress on a wooden table

Lifestyle The Sit ‘n’ Stitch is the club you don’t have to join It is not a class and there is nothing to join. You bring whatever is already in the bag, sit… 13 Sep 2026

An older man in a dark jacket sits alone on a post by a railing, looking out over a calm bay dotted with sailboats.

Society The bot answers. The room is still empty. Loneliness reports are up, and chatbots are already pulling night duty as friends. I have a pretty good suspicion about… 6 Sep 2026

Black-and-white studio portrait of a young Dolly Parton, smiling.

Culture A Hero of Mine Died on Tuesday Dolly Parton was 80, and I have been sitting with it, because she was my hero and a hero to… 28 Aug 2026

A printed page covered in red pen corrections on a desk beside reading glasses, a red pen and a cold cup of coffee

Society Why We Read Our Own Site Like Strangers We graded ourselves an A this week. The first thing the audit found was that the audit itself had quietly… 20 Jul 2026

A lone figure walks through heavy fog toward a bright light on a dark road.

Society Welcome to HeadLines Decoded: Clarity in a Noisy World One in four Americans trust the news. This is the site I am building for the other three, and exactly… 17 Jun 2026