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3+ hour, 57+ min ago   (593+ words) A reading of “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” by Afton Cyrus for kids 2-5 and their caregivers will take place on Oct. 24. Ben Shattuck, author of “The History of Sound,” will take part in a Word literary festival keynote discussion on short…...

5+ hour, 16+ min ago   (1850+ words) Poet Will Dowd let Jorge Luis Borges speak to him in his sleep 11:30 AM CDT on October 12, 2026 Three years ago, I began a strange experiment—strange even for a poet. For nine months, I seeded my dreams with recorded poetry…...

3+ hour, 39+ min ago   (266+ words) Recently, a teacher from Fakarava Primary School in French Polynesia wrote to say that L’Arbre Généreux—The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein—brought tears to her students’ eyes. It was their favorite story because they believe caring for the planet…...

3+ hour, 20+ min ago   (930+ words) Alice Taylor keeps her favourite Christmas presents outside the back door in Innishannon - a trailer-load of west Cork logs, and a small mountain of turf from Kerry. "There's something lovely about the comfort and the richness of a pile of…...

4+ hour, 5+ min ago   (492+ words) Can happiness actually be learned? That is the question at the heart of a new book by Rabbi Y.Y. Schochet, JoyWorks: Jewish Wisdom for a Happy Life, published by Mosaica Press. Full Story This is not another book telling people to…...

9+ hour, 59+ min ago   (92+ words) by Gareth Thomas Weaver · October 12, 2026 Read Part One here. Young pilgrims with an Andalusian donkey on the Camino. Images provided by the author. An Andalusian donkey leaping through the River Catasol. Images provided by the author. — T. S. Eliot, Four Quartets…...

6+ hour, 21+ min ago   (144+ words) The magazine’s first editor and Oscar-nominated screenwriter will be writing more regularly for us. Texas Monthly is proud to announce that William Broyles Jr., the magazine’s storied founding editor, is returning as an editor at large. The Baytown-raised Vietnam War…...

6+ hour, 4+ min ago   (264+ words) Explore our vast archival, library, and digitized collections documenting war, revolution, and peace. Access our collections, receive staff assistance, and discover our visitor policies. Reading RoomMonday – Friday 10:30 am - 4:30 pm Hoover Tower Galleries Monday – Friday 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Hoover Institution (Stanford, CA)…...

8+ hour, 43+ min ago   (197+ words) [Martha Minow is the 300th Anniversary University Professor and former Dean of Harvard Law School, where her scholarship focuses on human rights, justice, and the aftermath of mass violence. She is the author of numerous influential works, including Between Vengeance and…...

7+ hour ago   (1665+ words) By Adam Garcia | Published 28 seconds ago Postcards were the cheapest souvenirs ever made, which is exactly why so few survived in good shape. Billions were mailed in the early twentieth century, tacked to walls, tossed in drawers and thrown out…...