Things can seem pretty broken—but there is a way back. It will definitely involve neighborhood, religion (in my case, Judaism), family, other old truths. And coffee ice cream. And the way-back seat in the station wagon.
Author of “Squirrel Hill,” “Wisenheimer: A Childhood Subject to Debate," forthcoming bio of Judy Blume. I support local ice cream. Like many, I think human flourishing peaked senior year in college (in my case, 1996).
The host of The Gist podcast tries to achieve the same effect with squiggles on the page as he does with vibrations of sound waves.
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