Amy Calder: Vaccination day was like Christmas

It's no exaggeration to say that getting vaccinated against COVID-19 is a life-affirming experience, Amy Calder writes.

J.P. Devine Movie Review: ‘Nomadland’

Chloe Zhao’s bleak story is beautifully filmed, full of brutal honesty and heart.

Dana Wilde: Thoreau and the lichens

Thoreau was among the original naturalists to think of the whole Earth, not just his own woods, as one ecologically integrated process of processes, writes Dana Wilde.

J.P. Devine Podcast: When you begin to lose your words

J.P. Devine: ‘The Thing’ and the ‘It’

Mulling where to get a lifesaving vaccine shot, J.P. Devine says everyone is asking him whether he got "the thing" yet.

Amy Calder: ‘Brother, can you spare a …?’

Back in the 1950s and '60s you could buy a lot more for a dime than you can now, Amy Calder writes.

J.P. Devine Review: ‘The Flight Attendant’ Redux

TV series offers a dark candy box of frights, flights and fantasies.

Liz Soares: Smart solution to a phone crisis

When Liz Soares' smartphone ran into trouble, the search for a fix took twists and turns as she tried to restore order.

J.P. Podcast: Stories about dogs and ice

J.P. Devine: Ted Cruz bites dog

Inspired by recent news about Sen. Cruz and the family dog, J.P. Devine recalls a warm story during the ice storm of 1998 involving his two dogs, Polo, an aging sheepdog, and Louie Louie, a miniature schnauzer.