Editor-in-Chief Heather Shayne Blakeslee revisits the Joseph Brodksy essay “On Grief and Reason” // We recommend H is for Hawk, a memoir about grief-filled falconry, and artist Natessa Amin’s “Feed the Moon” show at Commonweal Gallery // We visit the Kimmel Center Cultural Campus to hear Brahms' requiem and resurrect Leonard Bernstein and Tom Wolfe at the movies // Contributing Editor Diana Lu mourns the end of her time in Philadelphia // Songwriter Deb Montgomery issues a plea on behalf of God. With images by Nicole Michaud. // Illustrator Julia Wald asks what happens if we tolerate the slaughter of Israeli civilians // Photographer and activist Aisha Mershani on her 20-year history documenting Palestinian lives and her traveling show, “La La Lil Jidar” // Spencer Lane Jones explores conscientious objection and Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem // Poetry Editor Joshua Mehigan leads us through the poetic origins of “O Death” // Elaine Crivelli on the science of memory in artist Patricia Moss-Vreeland’s work // Educator Grant Leonard explores William MacAskill’s concept of “longtermism” and what we owe the future //
