Intergenerational magic
This week’s Artdog Image(s) of Interest: Elders and elementary kids, reading together: bridge-building between generations helps all parties. The “loneliness epidemic” in our society is well-documented–we may have instant communication, but “proximity, as city dwellers know, does not necessarily mean intimacy,” Olivia Laing noted in her article, “The Future of Loneliness,” in The Guardian. And loneliness hits older people hardest of all. But I would argue that the divide hurts the younger generation, too. Divorce and separation of families to far…