Month: February 2023

FINCHA HABERA, ETHIOPIA—Archaeologists on-site at the Fincha Habera rock shelter in the Bale Mountains of Ethiopia announced new findings Tuesday that allegedly prove early humans originally developed shelter as a means of earning passive income for landlords. “Analysis of new artifacts found near these ancient human…

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On Writing and Failure isn’t your standard meditation on the art and nobility of writing as a profession; instead, author Stephen Marche argues writers should be prepared to fail — again and again.

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Patrick Bringley’s story — he jumped off the career ladder, deliberately taking a position divorced from ambition in order to find the space for quiet contemplation — is oddly suited to our times.

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My Heart upon a little Card / Her Senses to delight— / Yet this Candy cannot distract from / Our existential plight.

At a time when mass shootings are regularly rocking the country, Stephanie Mercedes is takes guns and bullet casings and turns them into instruments of mourning. Some look like primitive relics.

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In 2003, Julie Cadwallader’s husband died of cancer. Not long after, she decided to go visit a friend in Boston. Her husband had always been the navigator on their trips, but that didn’t deter Julie.

Rihanna has already been praised for redefining maternity fashion. She’s not the first celebrity to challenge cultural norms about pregnancy, but is reigniting a conversation that could spark change.

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And, for the record, Cupid didn’t look like a baby, either—he was a wingèd youth. He had a wife and everything.

Bacharach, who died Feb. 8, wrote hits in the ’60s and early ’70s with longtime collaborator Hal David. We listen to a 2010 interview with them, and a ’98 interview with Bacharach and Elvis Costello.