I wished to remind my readers of a beautiful and uplifting weblog known as the attic. (I wrote about it simply over a 12 months in the past.) Here’s a transient description from the weblog’s creator,
Sick of the information? Come rummage in The Attic to discover a kinder, cooler America. Right here you’ll discover widespread floor, not minefields. Up to date weekly, The Attic options quick profiles of American artists, writers, dreamers, inventors, visionaries, and extra …
Time was when magazines I wrote for, Smithsonian and American Heritage, explored this area. However screens have silenced kinder, cooler Individuals. The result’s a nation of shrill voices. In case you are world weary, skeptical, frightened about this American “experiment,” be a part of me in The Attic.
The weblog is written by Bruce Watson, an everyday contributor to Smithsonian, who has additionally written for American Heritage, the Boston Globe, the Los Angeles Instances, Nautilus, Yankee, and different publications. His books embody Freedom Summer, Sacco and Vanzetti, and Bread and Roses (Viking). He has additionally written e-biographies of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. His most up-to-date ebook, nominated for a Los Angeles Instances Ebook Award, is Light: A Radiant History from Creation to the Quantum Age (Bloomsbury).
Each put up on the location is written fantastically, stuffed with fantastic images, tells an American story, and may be learn in just some minutes. I’ve learn virtually all of them and loved each single one. Here’s a pattern of latest posts:
“THE ART OF AGING” (in regards to the artist referred to as Grandma Moses.)
“CROSSING THE GREAT DIVIDE” (about teams of individuals attempting to heal a divided USA.)
“JUST THE FACTS, MA’AM” (in regards to the fact-checkers who’re standing up for fact.)
And listed below are a couple of extra:
“THE WOMAN WHO WOVE THE VAXX” (about Jennifer Doudna, one of many scientists who helped create the life-saving Covid vaccines. Thanks, Dr. Doudna.)
“WALKING AMERICA WITH THE MASTER” (about Thoreau’s love of strolling, one in all my favourite pastimes.)
“NETWORK” — STILL MAD AS HELL” (about an amazing film, and one in all my favorites.)
“THE BOOK THAT LISTENED TO GIRLS” (in regards to the voices of ladies which we so desperately want to listen to, and a ebook I first learn over 30 years in the past.)
“LUCKIEST MAN” — THE GRACE OF LOU GEHRIG” (about Gehrig. I can nonetheless keep in mind watching “The Satisfaction of the Yankees” as a child—bonus, Babe Ruth performs himself!)
“THE POET AND “THE ANSWER” (about Robinson Jeffers and his ideas on transcending the ugliness of this world and reveling in the great thing about the universe.)
Bruce’s posts create a bit little bit of magnificence in an oftentimes miserable world. I can not suggest them extra extremely.
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