War is always popping off around the globe. In dealing with Russia’s full-scale invasion of my native country, I try to remember that countless generations have dealt with war. Countless more...
The fourth installment of HBO’s (I refuse to call it Max, I grew up with HBO, I’m an older woman now, get off my lawn) True Detective is already the most watched season in the show’s history...
I recently finished the second season of Reacher on Prime, and while not having read Lee Child’s books based on the character Jack Reacher, I have really appreciated the ethos of the show. A lot of...
Sorrow and Bliss, the third publication by New Zealander Meg Mason, tells the story of Martha Friel, a 40-year-old British columnist facing the breakup of her marriage. Mason has written a stunning,...
I’ve spent most of my life being very surprised when people don’t treat me as a human being because I’m a woman. This probably had something to do with having a father who loved me fiercely. If...
Every time a new year begins, we have a list of things, whether physical or mental, that we want to achieve in the next twelve months. Although it changes over time, on a general scale, we all want...
This week’s bombardments of Kyiv, the ancient city of my birth, have been so severe that a piece of ceiling fell on a loved one’s head. She says she’s fine, but then again, she always says that...
New Year's Eve can be a difficult celebration for many people. There are those who have no family to share it with, those who are far from home, and those who are going through a difficult breakup....
In the recent past, we have seen a handful of stories about mental health such as Spinning Out, Ginny & Georgia, Degrassi: The Next Generation, Sex Education, BoJack Horseman, Euphoria, and...
Leave the World Behind was adopted from a book by Rumaan Alam and recently premiered on Netlix. Ever since I sat down to watch it — because I love Julia Roberts and anything even vaguely...
