You probably remember that Memorial Day – first known as “Decoration Day” – originated as an official holiday in the United States following the carnage of the Civil War. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs reminded me that honoring those…
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Newsflash: I am not a perfect 10 in my swimsuit this summer. At this point, it’s all about the coverup. I won’t be artfully disguising the books I’m reading, though! Summer reading can make us all shine. Below is a…
Newsflash: I am not a perfect 10 in my swimsuit this summer. At this point, it’s all about the coverup. I won’t be artfully disguising the books I’m reading, though! Summer reading can make us all shine. Below is a…
Did you know that there is a small but thriving community of South African expats in Nashville? One of the honorary members is Eva Melusine Thieme, who lived in Johannesburg for three years with her husband and four children. Among other adventures, Sine…
“We value our solitude until it pinches,” writes Edward Hoagland in the spring issue of The American Scholar magazine. His essay “On Loneliness” ruminates on the ways we choose – and need – to live both in community and in solitude….
As a senior corporate counsel for one of the largest captive finance companies in the world, Patricia Eastwood knows a thing or two about managing stress. She can also manage an intelligent conversation about ballet and astrophysics. She really hates loading and…
These are the last days of my dog, Belle. She remains in good spirits – at least, today – but lymphoma has caused the nodes in her neck to swell to the size of golf balls. The vet says the…
These are the last days of my dog, Belle. She remains in good spirits – at least, today – but lymphoma has caused the nodes in her neck to swell to the size of golf balls. The vet says the…
The Room has been called this generation’s Rocky Horror Picture Show – a cult if not cultural classic – and one of the lead actors has now written a very funny and surprisingly profound account of it, The Disaster Artist: My Life…