War in Ukraine: airstrikes, drones and a looming counteroffensive
This week saw heightened tensions in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. A wave of drone strikes hit the Russian capital Tuesday morning, bringing the war to Moscow for the first…
Kurt Vonnegut’s son gives an intimate glimpse of what it was like to grow up with a used car salesman turned iconic author. Mark Vonnegut also gives his account of coping with mental illness and finding his calling as a pediatrician.
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- Mark Vonnegut Pediatrician, the only son of the late Kurt Vonnegut, and author of "The Eden Express: A Memoir of Insanity" and "Just Like Someone Without Mental Illness Only More So."
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