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The Martha's Vineyard Times Finding optimism with Michael J. Fox Renowned actor and Parkinson’s disease research advocate talks about his new book.  Michael J. Fox spoke candidly about dealing with Parkinson's and his work with the Michael J. Fox Foundation with his friend Harlan Coben. In his new book “No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality,” actor and advocate Michael J. Fox, talks about how his signature optimism in the face of Parkinson’s disease was challenged after a dangerous fall in his kitchen. On Thursday night, Fox, known for his roles in TV s...

How do we acknowledge the death of someone who made a career of inflicting harm? Perhaps I should start with a story. I first met Michael J. Fox in 2006, n

Connie Schultz Perhaps I should start with a story. I first met Michael J. Fox in 2006, not long after Rush Limbaugh had mocked his involuntary movements caused by Parkinson’s disease. Michael was in Ohio for a rally in support of stem cell research that could save countless lives. This is how I described our encounter in a book about my husband’s Senate campaign: “It is heartbreaking to watch this gracious, talented actor and father of four struggle to perform the simplest of tasks — like sitting still, for example, or completing a sentence. He has made it clear, time and again, th...

How do we acknowledge the death of someone who made a career of inflicting harm?

— “Electric Garden of Unearthly Delights” (through June 1) showcases “luminous glass” by Mundy Hepburn, who works with the same scientific principles used in television and fluorescent light to create art. He fills blown-glass forms with gas mixtures such as helium, neon, argon, krypton and xenon, then activates it all with high-frequency static electricity. The result is described as “a kaleidoscope of swirling patterns of multicolored light.” Connecticut native Mundy’s “moving, living art” has been exhibited in over 30 installations. — “Fritz Glass” (through ...