Amidst the stressed-mess dipped in doomed-gloom that was 2020, there were memorable cultural events that made us smile, think, dance, laugh, feel schadenfreude and also hopeful for the future. I picked 20 events that are near and dear to my pop culture, politics, science & medicine heart. In listing them all, the goal is to reveal the speckles of light that shined in the otherwise dark abyss that was 2020.
Read MoreNew Word, Who Dis?
The only constant in life is change. This adage can be applied to language, which morphs and evolves as the world around us changes. New realities require new words and phrases. Sometimes our lexicon keeps up; other times we need to make up words from thin air (#fetch). Read on for a proposed list of new words describing this moment in time.
Read MoreAdaptation, Accommodation, and the Desecration of America's Democracy
As the government falls apart, we the people continue to move on. Here, I examine a new era in American society defined by complacency for a rogue, erratic President who routinely attacks the pillars of democracy.
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