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Why We Still Want to Hear the ‘Ode to Joy,’ 200 Years Later
New York Times· 4 days agoBeethoven’s aspirational vision of unity and peace can be applied to virtually any situation or...
Saying goodbye to Stumpy, the tree that changed my life
CNN.com· 3 hours agoEditor’s note: Carol Guzy is an independent photojournalist. Sunrise on a spring day not long ago...
The Hunt: The Search for Sappho's Lost Poetry Awaits a New Chapter
Artnet News· 5 days agoAncient Greek poet Sappho, who Plato proclaimed the Tenth Muse, inspired the adjective for media around women loving women. Although she is held in the same esteem as Homer, much less of Sappho ...
Wandering around, poking around, learning more of the outdoors (berries, plants, graves)
Chicago Sun-Times· 3 days agoMOROCCO, Ind.--Standing in intermittent light rain waiting to begin a hike, I realized that...
Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Down Time
USA TODAY via Yahoo Canada News· 4 days agoEarlier this year, ELLEN Ochoa was awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom. ODE (9D: "___ to the...
10 of History’s Most Misinterpreted Quotes
Mentalfloss· 3 days agoThe phrase can be traced back to 1834, when Nimrod Murphree claimed to have invented perpetual motion. The last lines of Robert Frost’s “The Road Not...