‘Danger, Will Robinson!’: Dick Tufeld, voice of ‘Lost in Space’ robot, dies

As I watch disasters unfold halfway around the world with enormous, unimaginable loss of life, it is difficult to avoid comparing the situation there with the potential here. And when I do, it is patently obvious that  [more...]

I attended Randolph Elementary School, on South Quincy Street. My first grade classes were in a trailer in the parking lot; the next year they decided to renovate the school with the then popular “open plan”  [more...]

I know that things like this average out over nature’s long timescales, but as a short-lived human I can’t help but ascribe significance to the weather these days. It is just karma playing itself out. This  [more...]