Leaving New York

Lake George, by John William Casilear, 1857 MARK BRENNAN’s move to the Hudson Valley helped him come to terms with Covid – and much else My wife and I rounded up our two dogs on March 13th and, in a mild panic, abandoned Manhattan for our house in New York’s Hudson Valley. I shouted a…

Corporate account

Diego Rivera mural at the Detroit Institute of the Arts BENJAMIN GELMAN describes a shocking – but salutary – first foray into the ruthless world of work It was my first relaxing summer weekend. I had been toiling away at one of America’s 'Big Four' accounting firms as a consultant for ten months, and felt…