Welcome to 111 Words, by Andrew Shields

Borders between countries as instruments of discrimination

Steely Dan’s “Reelin’ in the Years” as recollection, not staggering

The “first people” in Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” (1948)

Lionel Loueke and his seven-string electric guitar at the Bird’s Eye in Basel

A series of Basel concerts with musicians from Senegal, Cameroon, Mali, and Benin

The politics of needs and the politics of stories in Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” (1948)