This Is My Job Now

The state of ‘The Storm’ headed into year 3 as a paid enterprise

My 8-year-old was aghast last week when his school, as he put it, “forced” his third-grade class to watch “baby-ish shows meant for a second-grader” during a rainy-day recess. Though second grade ended eight months ago, to him it’s his “little kid” time, too distant to identify in the fossil record.

As adults, our worlds tend to feel more stable, final e…