Fear is setting in. The big story today, of course, is the old/new 17 minute Dylan track, “Murder Most Foul.” This is a masterstroke, whether the timing of the release was conscious or not. In an era where everybody is doing one thing, the person doing the opposite is king. Everybody is postponing their album […]

I feel like I’m in “Groundhog Day,” every day is exactly the same. Which is weird. There’s nothing in the schedule, I wake up, read the papers, get on the computer… I am anxious about sending so many missives about the coronavirus. People unsubscribe when there are too many missives a day. Then again, I […]

Time is of the essence. While Republicans and Democrats are waging a war to decide when to restart the economy and the media is covering the battle, we are losing precious time to self-quarantine, to put a dent in the number of infected. The best thing I’ve read today is Ezekiel Emanuel’s piece in the […]

“When asked if he would make the decision to loosen social distancing recommendations even if it went against the advice of federal public health officials, Trump said: ‘If it was up to the doctors they might say shut down the entire world.’” “‘We haven’t yet even seen signs that the growth is slowing, much less […]