Can't Decide

I can't decide if it would be more sad if Whitney Houston had died as a recovering, thriving artist.

As it is, knowing how lost she seemed for such a long time, well, that's sad enough.

Two Sobering, but Excellent, Articles

This weekend, the New York Times had two sobering but excellent articles.

Face That Screamed War’s Pain Looks Back, 6 Hard Years Later (There is a botched copyedit job at the end of the article, which is a shame.)

Persistence of a Father Brings News in a Killing