The Way We Go

We’re standing in front of this collage of cool images hanging on the wall. We look at the people in it, and I tell her their names while she tries to repeat them. Nelson Mandela. Charlie Chaplin. Frank Zappa. Alain Delon. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec — that one gets us laughing... [Read More]

Slow Light

What a strange little movie! What a great idea: what if someone’s eyes are so dense that it takes light 7 years to pass through them? Just think about it: the light from the sun needs 8 minutes to reach the earth. Why wouldn’t it be possible for the light... [Read More]

Bike Riding

Some of little N’s friends can already ride a bike. Little N wanted to learn too. So last week, every day after kindergarten, we went home, took out her bike, made a loop out of a beach towel for her to slide into—so I could hold her steady—and off we... [Read More]