I’m thinking of this in the wake of Roberta Flack’s death. The brilliant vocalist’s life story has been much in the news of late. It’s a fascinating tale of determination, skill, and happenstance, and ...

Clutching orange balloons and national flags, thousands of people lined the streets of central and southern Israel on Wednesday to honor the funeral procession of Shiri Bibas and her young sons ...

“There’s a graveyard in my dreams/ I lay ... me at your feet, isn’t that what you needed of me?/ You know how obsessed I can get with your needle and thread pulling in and out of me ...