Look for the tender part hiding beneath the armor.
That’s where you’ll find the love
and the care that’s too big to have a word.
Altogether different from Mom’s, it feels at first more settled,
less frantic.
But when you live with it long enough and if you’re charitable, you’ll discover that
Dad will never stop sheilding you from anything that smells of harm, real
or imagined.
An Open Letter to Councilmember Hugo Soto-MartinezDear Councilmember Soto-Martinez,
The man you replaced, Mitch O’Farrell, was perceived by many as a cynical politician who placed the desires of wealthy real-estate developers over the concerns of the people he was supposed to represent. Sensitive to any perception of impropriety, you’ve made it a point to not accept…
The “letter” in question was written as a heartfelt Christmas greeting nearly 600 years ago by the early-Renaissance painter Fra Angelico. Inspired by this ancient missive, the French drummer Raphael Pannier has composed a suite of thoroughly modern music exploring the themes of universal brotherhood and divinity. He’s joined on the recording by, among others,...
