Snapshot
Championship whirlwind
Shana GoldbergJun 21, 2023
Over the course of the last two months, two of the sports teams I follow have been in parallel, advancing through playoffs rounds, until last week, in two nights back to...
Romeo, Juliet, Mount Evans
Shana GoldbergJun 15, 2023
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose/ By any other name would smell as sweet.” How much our society, with its impulse for renaming things, can learn from...
Furry friends
Shana GoldbergJun 08, 2023
What does it say about someone if his passing moves one to tears without ever having met him? When I read last Friday that Bark-André had passed, I was gutted.
Is no one ill? Or everyone?
Shana GoldbergJun 01, 2023
In response to a recent study which showed that more than a quarter of adult Americans are depressed, the much-awarded author Joyce Carol Oates sent an ignorant tweet,...
Confluence of memory
Shana GoldbergMay 25, 2023
Maybe it was being a young child in Jerusalem, or maybe it’s simply part of Jewish DNA, but I’ve always been fascinated by history.
The hypocrisy is worth it
Shana GoldbergMay 18, 2023
It's official: My NBA boycott is over. If I’m honest, it’s been over for well over a year now, but it’s time to make it public.
Waning days, rising taxes
Shana GoldbergMay 11, 2023
The waning days of 2023’s first Colorado Legislative Session were utterly chaotic. There was a confused, panicky air, with new bills being introduced at the last...
Priceless
Shana GoldbergMay 04, 2023
One of the greatest gifts in life is friendship, and a priceless gift is that of an old friend.
Seconds chances — for good and bad
Shana GoldbergApr 27, 2023
It is heartening to see a person like Jim Montgomery rewarded for acknowledging his errors and doing the work to mend himself.
A mystery on my bookshelf
Shana GoldbergApr 20, 2023
In a mystery, the 1914 Haggadah that belonged to General Maurice Rose's father, Samuel Rose, has come into my possession.
