What is a Smartphone?
The question seems ridiculous until you pause to give it a moment’s reflection. “Smart” is a meaningless modifier, and making and receiving calls is often one of the least used features of a smartphone. In fact, I’d be willing to bet that some users would be glad if their phones didn’t receive voice calls, which lately tend to be mostly from our old friend, “Potential Spam.”
By LM Sacasas
Why You Should Pay Attention to Local, Not Just National, History
The world doesn’t need another Twitter thread or Facebook post weighing in on the national controversy of the day. But your neighbors do need your eyes and heart and hands.
By Jeff Bilbro
The Grace of Hospitality
What if hospitality is all we have left for encounters between friends and strangers to be gifts and not threats?
By Anne Snyder Brooks
