Rock climber Alex Honnold burst onto the scene a few years ago with some breathtaking solo climbs in Zion and Yosemite, and he’s pushed the limits for what climbers thought possible.More
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Poet David Whyte finds inspiration in everyday words. In his book "Consolations," Whyte examines the deeper, often surpising meanings of 52 ordinary words.More
Writer David Morris explains why "Solo Faces" by James Salter is one of his favorite books.More
Psychiatrist Michael Bennett and his daughter, comedy writer Sarah Bennett, say it's time we stopped thinking about our feelings and instead focused on our actions.More
Historian Darrin McMahon traces ideas around happiness from classical antiquity to the modern age. He says the Founding Fathers equated...More
Music journalist Charles R. Cross shares one of his favorite forgotten bands: The Sonics.
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Charles R. Cross on the Young Fresh Fellows album “The Fabulous Sounds of the Pacific Northwest.”More
Former Congressman Barney Frank believes that if you want to see political change, don't go to a demonstration. Instead, lobby your local representatives and vote.More
Journalist Mark Engler explains why some protests flourish whereas others fail.More
Writer Basma Abdel Aziz on the transformative effect of the Egyptian uprisingMore
Occupy Wall Street co-creator says activists are following an outdated script.More
Some trips are more about psychic distance, like that of novelist Sherman Alexie. He's spent his whole life shuttling across cultural divides.More
Journalist Zach Beauchamps guides us through what he calls the "Russiasphere," the online world of liberal fake news.More
Computer scientist Filippo Menczer has evidence of a bot campaign targeting one of Twitter's biggest power users: President Trump.More
Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not after you.More
Journalism professor David Dennis on how popular conspiracy theories in the black community find their roots in abuses that actually happened.More