by Philip Caputo | May 19, 2020 | Journal of a Plague Year, News
May 18 — This weekend, we attended – if that’s the right word — a virtual memorial service for our friend Karen Wessel Marcus, who died of Covid19 two weeks ago. It was streamed live from St. James Episcopal in Scarsdale, N.Y., Karen’s...
by Philip Caputo | May 8, 2020 | Journal of a Plague Year, News
I have to begin with an apology and a correction. In my last post, I misreported the date of Karen Wessel Marcus’s death as Sunday, May 3. It was actually Monday, May 4. During this pandemic, the days have lost their distinctiveness. Half the time, I don’t know if its...
by Philip Caputo | Mar 18, 2020 | News
The web is full of misinformation about the Corona Virus, as it is about far too many things. Below is the link to an authoritative and thorough analysis completed by a team of epidemiologists and statisticians at the Imperial College in London. Their report was sent...
by Philip Caputo | Mar 16, 2020 | News
by Philip Caputo | Mar 9, 2020 | News
I deeply regret having to report that the Tucson Festival of Books, at which I was to participate on two panels, has been cancelled due to concerns about the Covid19 virus pandemic. More than 100 of the 350 invited authors have cancelled their appearances in the past...
by Philip Caputo | Feb 25, 2020 | News
Few of you will think you have time to read this very long essay from “The Daily Stoic” about the traits and characteristics of a great leader: https://dailystoic.com/leadership. I would urge you, however, to find the time. It beats TV and Twitter. The...
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