Letters: Return to Roaring Twenties, vaccine ethics and Portman
Letters to the editor
It s up to us to create a new Roaring Twenties
The Spanish Influenza has been on my mind lately. We heard a lot about the parallels between the 1918 pandemic and our COVID-19 crisis early on, and it s reemerged as we look ahead to what may come next.
Historians argue that an eagerness to return to a communal social life after years of staying indoors contributed to the flourishing art scenes and cultural revolutions of jazz, art deco, surrealism, the Harlem Renaissance and other important movements.
Can we be so lucky again? How can we contribute to the cultural renaissance of our next “Roaring Twenties?” Unlike a century ago, now we have a plethora of screens and at-home entertainment options that may placate us and slow our return to a public cultural life. But, without our return and the active support we all provide for the arts when we patronize galleries, museums, concert halls, and