Who Owns This Country?

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story                           This is drawn from “This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America.” Sourse: newyorker.com Rate this item:1.002.003.004.005.00Submit…

What a Musical Life Leaves Behind

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story What do we lose when we lose a pianist? The question is on my mind today, the anniversary of the death of the German pianist and conductor Lars Vogt, who succumbed…

A Sunset Toast to Jimmy Buffett

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story When I heard on Saturday that Jimmy Buffett had died, I wrote a condolence e-mail to his longtime friend Thomas McGuane, the novelist. McGuane, who is married to Buffett’s sister Laurie,…

The Power of Food for People with Dementia

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story After dementia came for my father—after he could no longer read, after he had lost his table manners, after he had started to run his fingers through his hair, as though…

Goings On

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Alex BaraschCulture editor You’re reading the Goings On newsletter, a guide to what we’re watching, listening to, and doing this week. Sign up to receive it in your in-box. It seems…