I am writing this on the day before Thanksgiving 2024.  It just so happens that my usually-weekly commentary is being posted on Turkey Day. I don’t want this to be a cheesy Thanksgiving-is-a-good-thing commentary, but, rather a genuine moment of reflection on how...

Mainstream is defined as “belonging to or characteristic of a principal, dominant, or widely accepted group, movement, style, etc.:” Perhaps I am a bit corny or old-fashioned, but I was brought up to believe that “mainstream” meant middle...or the direct flow of the...