“Barely five feet two inches tall and wearing a too-big dress shirt and braces, I looked more like a Catholic schoolchild lost on a field trip than the newest employee of Lovecraft sex shop.”
Carolyn Wells
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The Streaming Service of the Moment
“So yes, I admit it. I subscribed to Disney+ on the pretext of occupying my kids, but of course – of course – I actually bought it for myself.”
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‘Feasting on Fantasy’: My Month of Extreme Immersion in Disney+
“Proudest parenting moment of lockdown so far? When the six-year-old requested to watch Honey, I Shrunk the Kids for a second time. If that is the peak of my home-schooling efforts, which it undoubtedly is, I’ll take it.”
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My Disabled Son’s Amazing Gaming Life in the World of Warcraft
Every year since Mats’ death in 2014, the World of Warcraft guild Starlight has held a memorial to share memories of their comrade, someone they never met in real life.
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Canada mourns Takaya – the lone sea wolf whose spirit captured the world
The life and death of a legendary wolf.
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Orderly, dour, cowed: how my beloved Italy is changed by coronavirus
Holed up with his family in their Parma flat, Tobias Jones tells of the eerie atmosphere in a country usually known for sociability, chaos and fun.
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When Time Costs Too Much
If you are the family breadwinner, how do you calculate the value of time with your children?
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Karen Russell: A Brutally Honest Accounting of Writing, Money, and Motherhood
“Every minute with her kids is work lost, and each minute writing subtracts from precious, un-price-able joy.”
Posted inNonfiction
The Consequences of Surviving
“As medicine advances, we have more survivors. But those survivors carry trauma to their graves.”