The Freshman 15
Things that first-year college students should do in the first month of school.
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The Violinist Who Solved the Ancient Riddle of How the World Holds Together
This essay is adapted from Traversal. She is looking at the staff lines of a strange symphony in blue, her cautious disbelief punctured by a burst of delirious wonderment. Brushes and tubes of paint are scattered about her — paint she has spent years mixing into the perfect shades of blue to color a world’s…
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How to Be Un-Dead: Anaïs Nin and D.H. Lawrence on the Key to Living Fully
“Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through. Where people fail is that they wish to elect a state and remain in it. This is a kind of death.” “When you surrender, the problem ceases to exist,” Henry Miller wrote in his stunning letter to Anaïs Nin (February…
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Tolkien Reads from “The Hobbit” in Rare Archival Audio from His First Encounter with a Tape Recorder
“He was Gollum — as dark as darkness, except for two big round pale eyes.” J.R.R. Tolkien (January 3, 1892–September 2, 1973) firmly believed that there is no such thing as writing “for children” and that creative fantasy serves to set the ageless human imagination free. Nowhere was Tolkien’s ethos more perfectly enacted than in…
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Finding a Compassionate Private Therapist UK
Looking for a compassionate private therapist UK clients can trust? Learn what to look for, what to expect, and how to start therapy gently.
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Every Mandated Reporter Should Have to Walk in Their Shoes
Personal Perspective: I spent a morning as a fictional mother racing to meet impossible demands to get my daughter back. I ran out of time and money.
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Living With Alzheimer’s
New medications and care models are shaping dementia support and reminding us that the disease is not the person.
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AI Gives Fast Answers, Which Can Turn Into False Confidence
AI has transformed our lives, and in many ways for the good. But we have to be aware when it gives us false confidence.
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Create a Memoir Depicting Current Times
Today’s events are packed with images and events that can become memories to treasure. By recording these and incorporating your feelings, you’ll have a memoir in the making.
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2 Signs Your Partner Is Built For Long-Term Partnership
Here are research-backed ways to test your mettle as partners.
