The Week in Birthdays: May 5 - 11

Johnnie Taylor, Delia Derbyshire, Bunker Hill, The Real Thing, Thelma Houston, Les surfs, Judi Singh, Arthur Alexander, The Dramatics, Emily Bindiger

As we embark on another week in a declining democracy, I hope you’re okay. I am, but it’s getting harder, and I have to keep reminding myself that I can do what I can do and I should do that.

I was walking Mercy in the park yesterday, and I ran into an acquaintance who is a woman of unwavering faith. (This is not my jam. I am among the waviest waverers.)…