WHAT IS HEAVEN LIKE? And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine upon it, for the glory of God is its light, and its lamp is the Lamb. (Rev 21:23) An uncle of mine recently passed away (God rest his soul+). It was told to me that in the final days of his life he asked the hospital chaplain the question, “What is heaven like?” Now I have no idea how the chaplain answered that question for him, but it got me thinking, “how would I answer that question?

In 2011, we started a collection drive. It was the result of a nudge from a few middle school students. After learning that a concerning number of our local population were living on the streets or hopping from shelter to shelter, these kids were eager to help. While I appreciated their hearts for wanting to do good, I also felt anxious about the whole thing. This was a big and complex challenge they wanted to address.

Taylor Swift has fought record labels for ownership of her own music, won a sexual assault case against DJ who groped her, made political statements against her team’s advice - as well as, you know, the small business of winning 12 Grammys, breaking records with her $1bn grossing Era’s tour and having the most number one albums by a woman … ncG1vNJzZmibnJa2s7HCqJ%2Bepl6owqO%2F05qapGaTpLpwvI6wn5qsXam1pnnTmrClp6JiwLi1xa1knZ2VpbOit8SsZKudkaG5ug%3D%3D

Here’s something interesting: Two of the most unique and strangely satisfying movies of the year to date have both involved a beloved actress of a certain age in a hotel room with a hot co-star talking about love and sex and the whole damn thing. The first was – is – “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande” with Emma Thompson and Daryl McCormack; it’s available exclusively on Hulu and is a fine old thoughtful and randy time.

Chuck Klosterman has a new book out about the 1990s. Here he is in conversation with New York magazine's David Wallace-Wells: DWW: The editor Gavin Jacobson has called the ’90s an“age without qualities,” which I think describes a pretty common feeling about the decade — that it’s just kind of floating there in our memory, a bit undefined. What’s interesting about it to you? CK: It feels as though the 1990s weren’t just the last decade of the 20th century but sort of the last decade, period — the last decade with a fully formed and recognizable culture of its own.