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Our Better Nature: Lonely Harts and Other Animals
Loneliness is a significant health risk for people. Paul Hetzler shows it’s not so great for animals, either.
White Horse Running
As the white horse runs, a girl realizes some things should be free — including her grandfather. Second runner-up in the 2024 Great American Fiction Contest.
Old Growth
When you’re young, lessons of love and loss can come fast and hard. First runner-up in the 2024 Great American Fiction Contest.
Shanda
Read the winner of the 2024 Great American Fiction Contest.
The 10 Movies from 2023 You Need to See
Bill Newcott suggests 10 flicks from the past year that you might find interesting and engaging.
Reindeer Games: Are Dasher and Donner Getting Merry on Magic Mushrooms?
What makes Santa’s reindeer fly? Paul Hetzler posits freaky fungi.
The Present
Are this college professor’s problems psychological or chronological?
Christmas Classic “I Want a Hippopotamus” Turns 70 This Year
One little girl’s charming song led to a campaign funded by children’s pocket change to bring a hippo to the Oklahoma City Zoo.
A Southern Christmas
“The Christmases I most vividly remember took place during the Second World War, when my Southern family was living in small towns in the Midwest.”
In a Word: Black Record, White Album
Though the word “album” might make you think of music, that connection is a recent phenomenon.
Ten Outrageous American Festivals
From Blobfest to Bugfest, here are some of the more curious celebrations across the country.
Marjorie Merriweather Post: The Philanthropic Heiress Who Built Mar-a-Lago
It’s hard to imagine the rarified life of the Post cereal heiress, but while she was certainly given to extravagance, her philanthropy has had a more lasting impact.
Our Better Nature: Light Pollution Causes Heavy Problems
We need to put a stop to ALAN’s bad behavior.
Piano Man Turns 50
Billy Joel’s signature song debuted in 1973.
News of the Week: Flannel Shirt Weather, Matthew Perry, and David Copperfield and the Vanishing Moon
In the news for the week ending November 3, 2023, are chilly days that lend themselves to home-baked bread, flannel shirts, and even a little Sinatra.