Ways of Seeing: Technology has certain pitfalls

The other night I was doing my evening Facebook scroll. I noticed that a friend had posted an announcement that she’d be deleting her social media account. She described how she’s watched a new documentary called The Social Dilemma on Netflix, which pointed to the degrading impact of social media, in particular, on our culture and society. And as a result, she was leaving. I was intrigued. We’ve refused to get an Alexa (Amazon’s voice-activated “helper”) in our house, and I don’t use Siri or Google Assistan … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — If there’s one thing Nancy Durham has learned in her role as activities director at Helen Porter Rehabilitation & Nursing in Middlebury it’s this: “You don’t mess with Bingo,” she says. “Pandemic or no pandemic, Bingo will go on.” Safety prot … (read more)