By Vega Subramaniam
There are times when I open up my email, and I just want to crawl under the covers and turn it all off. And mind you, I say this as an “Inbox-50” kinda gal. In other words, … Read More
By Vega Subramaniam
When things go wrong, what questions swirl in your mind?
Perhaps these sound familiar:
By Vega Subramaniam
Ah, the holiday season. What is it about this time of year that I find so…unnecessary?
I kid.
I am sure there are people out there who have an uncomplicated, wholly joyous relationship to the holiday season. … Read More
By Vega Subramaniam
I’m a born Pollyanna. As friends used to say, “Of course you’d stand up for [insert annoying colleague who did a stupid thing]; you never say anything mean about anybody.”
Fair enough. But it’s been … Read More
By Mala Nagarajan
Honestly, the last time I thought deeply about Charlottesville was in the early 1980s, when the 7-foot-4-inch phenom Ralph Simpson was leading the University of Virginia Cavaliers into the NCAA’s Collegiate Men’s Basketball Tournament (aka March Madness). … Read More
By Vega Subramaniam
My friend Ericka said that to me the other day: “Optimism is a form of resistance.” And it occurred to me just how impossible it feels to be pessimistic right now. My entire being would reject … Read More
By Vega Subramaniam
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about leisure. We’re witnessing, not to mention experiencing, lots of of anger, rage, activist analysis…all those things that we both take for granted and applaud as righteous. But it’s also true … Read More
By Mala Nagarajan
Nearing four weeks after the 2016 election, and many of us are still angered, shocked, and disappointed. Some of us are still dealing with our reaction and emotions – immobilized like a deer in headlights, depressed like … Read More
By Vega Subramaniam
Well. Here we are.
As a youth, I was clear that I was a citizen of the world. Political boundaries were irrelevant. I held that clarity while also acknowledging that I was an American and that this … Read More
