Sorry if it ' s bad etiquette to put the description in the title , but the oneword title of the article doesn ' t say much . I read this article when it first came out , when the city was still finding its footing after 911 . It ' s a thoughtful and poignant exploration of the ways we make sense of life after a tragedy . The punishment for American diversity is that we are denied the warmth of shared ritual . We have no common text for bereavement , no outstretched hand from the ancient world upon which to rely as a truly single culture . We ' ve been winging it secret sharers who cobble our rituals from a very recent history . <| sep |> Conversation about why it ' s not ok to kill protestors ? <| sep |> Its pretty active ! Be prepared to take a selfie with a spoon tho .