It's been a hell of a year, literally. A deadly pandemic that continues to claim lives, while a robust disinformation campaign actively undermines the public's understanding of its severity, prevention...
Did anything good happen in 2020? We dared ourselves to look for bright spots
2020 has been awful — but a few good things did happen this year

This story is part of a series on good things that happened in 2020. Read them all here. I woke up just in time to see Donald Trump's tweet that started it all: "Lawyers News Conference Four Seasons, 11:00...
This story is part of a series on good things that happened in 2020. Read them all here. Early May is when the world first starting to press in on me. It became clear that this pandemic wasn't ending time...
This story is part of a series on good things that happened in 2020. Read them all here. I'm not saying we moved to Philadelphia two years ago because of Gritty. Our official story is we wanted an affordable...
This story is part of a series on good things that happened in 2020. Read them all here. I know that Claudia Conway is neither Katniss Everdeen nor Hermione Granger. I know that K-Pop fans will not save...
This story is part of a series on good things that happened in 2020. Read them all here. The Weird Al music video "WE'RE ALL DOOMED" may not appear on a lot of "Best of 2020" lists, but I can't think a...
This story is part of a series on good things that happened in 2020. Read them all here. Like many of us, I knew extreme change was coming before it was here. By mid-February, the handwashing memes, the...
This story is part of a series on good things that happened in 2020. Read them all here. I love fanny packs. This, despite the humble belted bag being the object of much condescension and disdain, perhaps...
This story is part of a series on good things that happened in 2020. Read them all here. "They say I'm complicit, I'm the same like him, I support him, I don't say enough, I don't do enough where I am,"...
This story is part of a series on good things that happened in 2020. Read them all here. Several months into lockdown, I injured both of my arms, sidelining my yoga practice for an indefinite period of...
This story is part of a series on good things that happened in 2020. Read them all here. In 1827, German philosopher K. F. E. Trahndorff coined the term Gesamtkunstwerk, a German word that, roughly translated,...
A good year is simply when it ends with the people you love still there
This story is part of a series on good things that happened in 2020. Read them all here. For the past seven months, since social distancing began, I have eaten an everything bagel with a fried egg on for...
This story is part of a series on good things that happened in 2020. Read them all here. If there is lemonade to be wrung out of the worst of circumstances, I will always be the person frantically squeezing...
This story is part of a series on good things that happened in 2020. Read them all here. One good thing for the horrible year that was 2020? My best friend's father said that there are some thoughts that...