I for one will miss that time Netflix announced recently that it will be the last day we see those red and white envelopes in the mail. They are saying goodbye to their mail-in movies and focusing on streaming. The end of an era — but one I will remember…

Originally published in TueNight My mother was a voracious reader. She filled our house with stacks and stacks of books, overflowing in various corners, and all ripe for the taking. The built-in bookshelves were filled from head to toe with hard covers, soft covers with wrinkling spines, and piles of…

What happens to fans when a rock star dies? Two years ago, famed lyricist and drummer Neil Peart of the Canadian Rock trio Rush passed away, and a part of me died with him. My social media feed was filled with Gen X men heartbroken over the loss of this…

Not everyone celebrates Christmas — The countdown to Christmas has begun. The smell of pine trees lingers on the streets — the lighting of the tree in Rockefeller Center. Christmas is everywhere and understandably so, in a tanking economy, retail stores need to boost sales with the ubiquitous merry time paraphrenia. As diverse as many areas appear, still the staggering majority…

Is there a divide between those that work from home and those that do not? — It seemed early enough. 6:30 PM start time. I can do that I thought. Formal attire? Not as easy. When was the last time I even went into a store to buy something? Let alone something fashionable. I had been up and working since 5:30 in the morning. As in…

Originally published in The Baltimore Sun Olivia Newton-John just died. I feel like I honestly loved her, like the famous lyrics to her song. Soon enough, her sweet, innocent face will be added to the grand montage scattered across the screen when the Oscar’s present “In Memoriam,” a digital obituary…

Schools need to delay opening until the proper testing is in place — Is it possible to take blood from a stone? That’s how I feel like a New York City public school teacher navigating working during a pandemic. But now, more than ever I feel my life, my well-being is completely expendable. With a new mayor and a new variant entering the…

This Friday Mayor-Elect Eric Adams released his infamous list of people who will assist in his transitional team after he returns from Ghana to take over as NYC’s next Mayor. He’s made his list and I’ve made mine of all the qualifications I believe this city needs to help our school system recover. Forget the presents and parties. This year all I want for Christmas is a good Chancellor of Education.

The luxury of reexamining one's life excludes essential workers — Many folks are re-examining their lives since the pandemic, just not the essential workers. A surprising side effect of Covid is contemplation. As the country shifted to remote work, many are now reassessing their lives. Some like it better this way. They no longer have to commute to work, have…