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Each September, University School of Nashville hosts the Fall Book Frenzy, a used book and media sale and school fundraiser that is also open to the community. Hardbacks sell for $3 and paperbacks for $1-2. This year, I’ll be donating…
Julie Frist has nerves of steel. You have to keep your cool when you’re taking flying lessons. There’s a premium on a steady hand – and steady mind – when you’re a competitive golfer (she played at Yale). You’ve got…
Jonathan Evison fronted the Seattle punk rock band March of Crimes in his youth, and other members of the band went on to join Pearl Jam and Soundgarden. Evison has found a different kind of stage. The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving, a…
“When it comes to menopause/depression tips, why do typical lists of ‘solutions’ always look like activities one would do at a Finnish Christian work-study camp for moderately slow children? Why is it always: Sing! Clean out your closets! Organize your…
The NFL kicks off its regular season today. If you’re a fan – and even if you’re not – you might consider reading Derrick Coleman Jr.’s terrific memoir, No Excuses: Growing Up Deaf and Achieving My Super Bowl Dreams (written…
Ellen Gaintner reports today from the trenches of youth on the New York Times bestseller Modern Romance, by Aziz Ansari. Ansari, a comedian, sold out Madison Square Garden twice and has over five and a half million Twitter followers. Modern…
August wore me out with her pushy back-to-school demands. September instead is my gentleman caller, inviting me out for some lovely and inspiring fall evenings. Why yes, September, I’m available! I’d be so delighted to join you for one of…
Melissa Mahanes has a fairytale superpower: she can turn straw into gold. Give her a budget – an unconscionably small one – and she’ll design a party or invitation that sparkles with magic! You’ve seen her golden touch all over…
Marathon Music Works filled up this past Saturday with a sellout crowd of some of the friendliest people you’ve ever met. “Your dress looks so pretty with your eyes,” one young woman in a flouncy dress and cowboy boots said…