I had to scrap my regular column today and start anew. Someone very close to me has just been diagnosed with Covid. They refused the vaccine even after my father tragically succumbed to the virus. As...
During the course of our lives, we have to face countless losses. Each and every one of us must face death and walk the difficult path of grief and healing. In the landmark book On Grief and...
Sometimes I'm a masochist, I scroll through comments on social media and websites to find out what people think about a controversial situation. I like to understand human nature and how people...
A long time ago, I had a charming friend who was very concerned with propriety. He only went to the right kind of dinner parties. He only liked the right kind of chatter underneath his Facebook...
Living in DC with a name like “Natalia Antonova” means that self-important men who don’t know any state secrets whatsoever keep suspecting you of trying to “compromise” them. Yet every once...
The other day, I discovered, via yet another excellent ProPublica investigation, that among Facebook's many mortal sins, it has outsourced moderating its Marketplace to underpaid Accenture...
It’s very hard to write a column about mental health in America when a bunch of Americans are busy ingesting horse paste as a substitute for a free, widely available, and safe Covid-19 vaccine....
I went out west for the first time in my life last week, sat on some rocks, stood in some tall grass, jumped into some canyons, did mom stuff, hung out with cool guys, and otherwise experienced life....
In one of my saddest childhood memories, it is very cold, and my father is pulling me on a sled across the snow. Instead of enjoying it, I am heartbroken and terrified. We have just finished visiting...
Grief is different for everyone. That's what I've learned in the last few months after my dad's death. I already knew it, but now, I have seen it up close. Everyone has the right to feel and...
