Today's walking episode comes from the LRB, on the "new normal" in Kyiv.
We humans are so dangerously resilient. It's fascinating how we acclimate to disaster. In Lebanon in another era, people would go out clubbing unsure if they'd return, and dance their hearts outs while they could. In Colombia, people still cross themselves before trips because there was a time when one couldn't safely travel.
We form the most striking coping mechanisms for the trauma of our times.
