The news is catastrophic. Would it be so wrong to briefly escape into a beach read? – Los Angeles Times

I survived the deadly violence in Charlottesville, and am now a postdoctoral research scholar at Columbia University. To compare the two is unwarranted—and unconscionable.

The Grammys are here with Beyoncé leading all nominees at a show shaped by the LA wildfires  CBS News 8

US authorities investigating ketamine death of ‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry  FRANCE 24 English