By Derek May: Sting 3.0—Photo by Anne Trominski I enjoy concerts, but it tends to be a passing interest. If the time, cost, and artist all come together perfectly, then hey, I’m down; if not, no biggie. That is . . . save for a special, highly select few. My list of those I’d shell out for no matter what is short, but it’s got some heavy hitters. It’s shrunk quite a bit over the years, either due to crossing off or it simply no longer being possible (Queen and Phil Collins are sadly never to...

By Derek May: “I can’t reason you out of a position you didn’t reason yourself into.” — Anna Connelly Is Cool That phrase struck me hard when I read it because it touched on an issue I’ve been grappling with for a long time. I’ve watched many a friend struggle to reason with friends and family members on any number of topics, providing well-sourced, documented, irrefutable facts to try and present a logical, iron-clad argument. What invariably happens is an all-too-common sequence of...

By Derek May: Photo by Derek May On Tuesday, March 4, 2025, each capital city in all fifty U.S. states held protests to denounce the...