Dr. Jean Tatlock, Oppenheimer’s great love, had a profound and lasting influence on his life, both before and after her death. With the impending release of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, I thought it would be timely to revisit the influential relationship between J. Robert Oppenheimer and Dr. Jean Tatlock, arguably…

An age-old story about a scrappy street cat who batted her way into our hearts and changed our lives forever. Today is our dead cat’s birthday. Actually, it’s not her birthday. We have no idea when she was born. We picked this date because she decided to abandon her life…

Watching Ghostbusters: Afterlife brought back memories of my first great love — Harold Ramis. It takes a lot for me to go to the movie theater — even outside of a pandemic — but Ghostbusters: Afterlife looked too good to miss. And boy was I right. Not only is the…

Folks don’t believe me when I say my cat enjoys traveling, but she does. And boy are we lucky. Recently I posted a family photo of my partner, myself, and my cat at the Grand Canyon on a Facebook travel group. It blew up, and while most people enjoyed the…

A random photo sent me down a rabbit hole of learning more about my immigrant great-grandfather, his employer Endicott Johnson, and the era of welfare capitalism — I left my hometown in Central New York as soon as I graduated college. Not because I hated the town, nor because I wanted to detach from my community. I adored my childhood as the granddaughter of the Main Street business owner; our staff and customers were family. Leaving my…

Nobody got our costumes, but that’s ok. We were happy little nerds anyways. In this house, we listen to Warren Zevon — the rock n’ roll prodigy, renowned LA curmudgeon/asshole, and singer that Gen Z doesn’t know enough about to cancel though would cancel if…

I love White Claw and here’s why. Recently I attended a small outdoor gathering and brought with me a six-pack of the popular hard seltzer beverage White Claw. As I greeted the host for the first time, she looked down at the cans in my hand and made a face…

With antisemitism on the rise, it’s vital that we never forget what happened. (Trigger warning: Every horrible thing you can think of) Imagine watching your beloved dog repeatedly stabbed by a bayonet. Imagine watching your lifelong friends and neighbors throw children into the freezing river. Imagine watching your childhood home…

Though his death was barely noticed, he mattered. And I want you to know about Dr. Thomas Mwanika. During the last six months of my grandmother’s life in our local hospital’s nursing and rehab center, I met a remarkable man — a man with a smile and laugh as warm…