Were people obsessively checking for the latest the way we do with our alerts? The current season feels really relevant to the moment in its discussion of racism and segregation, particularly when it comes to schools. Are you always looking for the story you’re telling about the past to line up nicely with the present? I think people need that motivation, that promise that they’ll be able to understand the world they live in through hearing the story. And it will be true not just about the past but also about the present.

Source: New York Times August 17, 2020 09:00 UTC