Up in the Air
The majesty of New York City still mystifies
By Thomas Chatterton Williams Wednesday, October 23, 2019
You Must Be Joking
A comic book, a movie, politics, and race
By Thomas Chatterton Williams Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Language Unbound
How the words we use influence how we think
By Thomas Chatterton Williams Wednesday, October 2, 2019
On the Turning Away
Our tendency to ignore human suffering
By Thomas Chatterton Williams Wednesday, September 25, 2019
License to Chill
Life slows down when you can’t drive
By Thomas Chatterton Williams Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Existential Split
On feeling the pull of home
By Thomas Chatterton Williams Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Too Much of a Good Thing
Relief at the end of summer vacation
By Thomas Chatterton Williams Wednesday, September 4, 2019
Priceless Moments
How having children focuses a writer’s mind
By Thomas Chatterton Williams Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Life on a Razor’s Edge
The hidden joys of shaving
By Thomas Chatterton Williams Wednesday, August 21, 2019
Vicarious Pleasure
The joy of seeing a friend succeed
By Thomas Chatterton Williams Wednesday, August 14, 2019
Guessing Games
What you can tell about people—and what you can’t
By Thomas Chatterton Williams Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Naked and Unafraid
A place where women, and men too, are comfortable in their skin
By Thomas Chatterton Williams Wednesday, November 7, 2018
Ein Prosit!
Sometimes wine is the best medicine
By Thomas Chatterton Williams Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Inane and Insane
Is our world crazier than ever?
By Thomas Chatterton Williams Wednesday, October 24, 2018
A New Breed of Patriot
Sometimes love of country means defying her laws
By Thomas Chatterton Williams Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Don’t Tread on Me
When we’re all victims, we’re all enemies
By Thomas Chatterton Williams Wednesday, October 10, 2018
Strangely Familiar
Some places live in the imagination long before we visit them
By Thomas Chatterton Williams Wednesday, October 3, 2018
A Sad Story
Sometimes good faith and hard work are not rewarded
By Thomas Chatterton Williams Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Checkmate
In chess, as in life, there are no guarantees
By Thomas Chatterton Williams Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Building Brawn
The brain isn’t the only muscle you should train