When you hear a would-be king (and now, apparently, pope) and his subordinate prevaricators yammering about "fake news," consider the scores of journalists killed and the hundreds more imprisoned around the globe during the past year for working to tell the stories that must be told.

Coming Thursday . . . my story "The Crip" in this inaugural issue.

Howlin' Wolf
Graphite on paper
Private collection

There is only ONE reason to celebrate this day.

@wmsbeneke.bsky.social

In light of your aspirations, may I suggest a suitable avatar: