First, shaky cultural bridges are strengthened through mourning in Lito Velázquez’s Saturday Essay, “A Taste of Something, Slowly Over Time.”
Then, Brandon Hicks offers an illustrated early Valentine’s Day treat: true love and eternal happiness is churned out in the automated romantic experience of a lifetime.
Finally, in the Sunday Essay, Beth Roddy recalls the rite of passages offered in the innocent violence of her generation’s favorite pastime: playing The Oregon Trail in middle school computer class.
