Lines Drawn
A series of illustrations, by parents and teachers, on negotiating the responsibility of caring for children in an era of continued school shootings. More
Gun Climate
My son snored next to me while I read ... “All classes and activities have been cancelled. We are investigating a potentially serious threat made against the campus and… More
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I'm shocked and distressed to see my friend @SalmanRushdie has been attacked before a talk. He's a good man and a brilliant one and I hope he's okay.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/08/12/rushdie-stabbed-chautauqua/
I hope Salman Rushdie is okay.
–@SuzanneNossel, CEO of PEN America, issued the following statement in response to the attack on author @SalmanRushdie:
“PEN America is reeling from shock and horror at word of a brutal, premeditated attack on our former President and stalwart ally, Salman Rushdie, who was...