My (unpopular) opinion of Valentine’s Day
By Gabbi Traub I have a very complicated relationship with modern-day Valentine’s Day. On the one hand, I think it’s beautiful to designate one day to celebrate your loved ones. I grew up “celebrating” Valentine’s Day with my parents and family. However, as I got older, it became (or perhaps I was just starting to […]
Ed Jackson’s Lifelong Civics Lessons
By Leah S. Abrams My friend, Ed Jackson, offered me one of the wisest life lessons I’ve learned anew many times: “Sometimes, in life, a twig is just a twig.” He shared this nugget with me when I was in high school, when he was Dr. J., my history teacher. It was profound to me […]
The Language of Pause
By Leah S. Abrams To hit PAUSE forces a certain stillness, reflection. A pause is different than a STOP – it suggests a natural un-pause – continued movement, eventually… Oh, how I mocked the language when it all began. We weren’t going into quarantine or lockdown – oh, no – we were, the governor insisted, […]
Letter to the President and V.P. of the U.S.A.
By Rona Siddiqui Arts & Culture generates at least $1 billion in every state. We account for 4.5% of U.S. GDP (more than Agriculture and Mining combined, and bigger than Transportation or Tourism). Dear Mr. President and Madam Vice President, Artists are in peril and we need your help. We all know we could not […]
Right of Way
By Jamie Rosler It’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day, over fifty years since his assassination, and American politicians are making excuses for white supremacist rioters’ invasion of our government buildings. There’s a general rule (laws, actually, all over the United States and in several other countries around the world) that pedestrians have the right of […]
Encouraging an Essential Read
In response to the past week’s events, the culmination of all that is broken in our shared home, we offer you something different for this week’s community blog: a strongly suggested read. Please consider setting aside the time to read, in full, Lawrence Wright’s recent New Yorker article, “The Plague Year: The mistakes and struggles […]
HOW TO BE A SUBURB-A-HOLE
By Reed Seifer In this age of mass emigration from cities to the suburbs here are tips on how to become a “suburb-a-hole”… Firstly, remember, there is no “us” in suburbia, only “I.” Be certain crossed arms, impatient foot taps, and dead stares will make any desired eventoccur more quickly. It’s especially effective at Starbucks […]
2020: A Work in Progress
By Jamie Rosler When I signed up for this blog slot, it was a choice made entirely absent of the realization that this is the last Undiscovered Works blog post of 2020. One might expect the writer of an essay published on December 27 to wax poetic about the year past and the possibilities that […]
Sister Talk
By Jessie Wayburn The following is a jumble-story of my family. It isn’t cohesive or linear. If you follow along, you may get a taste of what it’s like for me to experience life. Maybe you will see your experience in mine. Maybe you will see a new side of reality. I share this in […]
Jews Love Christmas Too
By Rossi As a Jew, I always felt left out on Christmas. Sure we had Chanukah! Chanukah, Shmanukah! Mom would remind us every year, “The Goyem (non Jews) only have one day to celebrate. We have 8!” Every night we would gather around the dinette table in the kitchen as Mom lit the candles and then, hearts […]