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Vega’s new album, Songs in Red and Gray, misses none of her strengths: Her quietly powerful voice, which avoids Alanis histrionics, remains understated but direct: “Soap and water / Wash the year from my life / Straighten all that we trampled and tore / Heal the cut we call husband and wife.” The music is subtly complex, often with the folky underpinnings of an acoustic guitar. Vega and longtime bassist Mike Visceglia shift easily from the breezily defiant “(I’ll Never Be) Your Maggie...
There are grander means by which a society can and should measure its ability to heal. There are economic and political markers that will signal to us the strength and effectiveness of our corrective measures and the steps we are taking towards “getting back to normal.” On a more personal level, I find that healing comes with the desire to be silly again, to take a break from the poignant reflection and introspection and feel comfortable doing what probably won’t add to my overall character but will make me smile...
...dedicate one’s time and energies to some form of public service. With images and lessons from the last few weeks promising to remain with us for years to come, it is more than ever incumbent upon us all to lead lives of understanding and compassion, to heal the suffering of others and to confront division, prejudice and hatred in this land and beyond. It is especially important at this time, when in the aftermath of the tragedy on Sept. 11 we have been forced to acknowledge again the presence of racial intolerance in America. I hope President...
...jaws] are now ‘elasticked’ together,” Fontaine said. “He’s only eating liquids.” The doctor added that Trombly’s mouth would not heal for at least another six weeks...
Some people will easily shake the jumpiness, but others may not--and therein could lie a quiet national crisis. Unlike cockpit recorders and buried bodies, damaged psyches often require a long time to reveal themselves. The longer they take to appear, the longer they will take to heal. "We need a systematic approach to triage not only physical problems but also emotional ones," says Dr. Robert Pynoos, director of the trauma and psychiatry program at UCLA...