“Humans are besotted with color and we always have been. We love it so much we will breathe it, eat it, drink it, and look at it until our eyes roll back in our heads. We will paint with it, paint the world with it, paint ourselves with it. We will go to the ends […]
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Four Lost Pregnancies. Five Weeks of IVF Injections. One Storm.
“A couple spent years and tens of thousands of dollars trying to have a baby. Then Hurricane Ian hit.”
Reading Lists, The Staff Who Gave It All, and Our Top 5
“My uncle was one of the lucky ones who, in a new city, found community and love from people outside the medical complex—people who had no reason to provide it other than the purity of their hearts.” Another week has rolled by, and once again, we are here to offer you your weekend reading! This […]
I Can Feel God’s Presence in This Portable Toilet
“Harrison Scott Key invites us all to experience the joy, chaos — and, at times, horror — of St. Patrick’s Day in Savannah.”
Meeting Mumbai Again After a Life-Changing Loss
“Moment by moment, this city will teach me to stay awake to the present, to pay attention, to follow the thread of human connection, to take pleasure where it’s found.”
Can a Better Technology Dethrone the Gas Stove?
“While culture warriors and foodies panic over their favorite kitchen appliance, the induction range is still waiting for America to fall in love.”
The Big Life — and Looming Death — of a Rocky Mountain Defender
“He says that experience left him with a different understanding of his work and its purpose.”
The Miraculous Journey of a Captive-Bred Hermit Crab
“A self-taught crab enthusiast is doing something remarkable — breeding land hermit crabs in her home.”
Lost Ones
“Sometimes you encounter a song that will not fade away, though you never hear it again.”
We Need To Rewild The Internet
“The internet has become an extractive and fragile monoculture. But we can revitalize it using lessons learned by ecologists.”

