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If you’re part of a book club, there are some titles published in the past year that might be of interest. If you’re hoping to explore events through a different

Author Eric Klinenberg doesn’t just want you to recall 2020 — the pandemic with its lockdown and rising death toll, the attempt at a racial reckoning after George Floyd’s murder and the presidential election where the loser refused to accept reality — he wants you to reexamine it.

Adam Gopnik reviews “2020: One City, Seven People, and the Year Everything Changed,” by Eric Klinenberg, and “Fourteen Days,” a collaborative novel written by many hands, including Dave Eggers, John Grisham, Erica Jong, Celeste Ng, Ishmael Reed, and Meg Wolitzer.

It’s been a topic for decades. Some blame cars. Some blame uninviting public spaces. Maybe there are some small things communities could do that would help.

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From the column: "Too many of us are unwittingly choosing efficiency over depth of connection."

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Inviting a neighbor to share holiday festivities can help combat the isolation Americans increasingly experience, Johns Hopkins lecturer Seth D. Kaplan writes.  

Inviting a neighbor to share holiday festivities can help combat the isolation Americans increasingly experience, Johns Hopkins lecturer Seth D. Kaplan writes.  

We are living in an age of placeless possibility: a time when we can instantly get in touch with another person no matter where they are on the planet through any number of media. We can catch up with friends and family, network, and even date virtually. We can connect with hundreds simultaneously Zooming in […]