Autumn is the perfect time for visiting your neighborhood farmers market. You’re sure to find baskets brimming with sweet apples, plump cabbages, and luscious winter squash. It’s the most bountiful season as the harvest reaches its peak, and farmers work in a frenzy to gather the abundance before the weather cools and fields lay dormant…
The Brighton Royal Pavilion: The Surprisingly Exotic Vision of George IV
September 29, 2022
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There is nothing quite like the Brighton royal pavilion in the British Isles. Situated at the heart of Brighton, a seaside city south of London, stands what looks like an Indian palace. This Regency-style palace is the exotic vision of George IV, and its architecture is extraordinary. In the mid-1780s, as prince regent, George rented…
How to Communicate With Confidence
What you don’t say matters as much as what you do say—sometimes more. Don’t let poor body language undermine your good message. Pull your shoulders back, put your head up, and get ready to make your point heard! Nonverbal Signals You may not even be aware of it, but your body is having a conversation…
Rediscovering Antonio Canova’s Lost Dancer
BERLIN—In the solemn silence of the Bode Museum, I can almost hear the music as Antonio Canova’s nearly life-size sculpture titled “Dancing Girl With Cymbals” effortlessly twirls and pivots on one leg before me. She dances with a lightness seen only in flight, raising her hands above her head for drama and balance, while playing…
How to Grow Microgreens and Sprout Seeds Indoors for Fresh Nutrition Year-Round
Growing nutritious, fresh produce isn’t nearly as easy as Instagram and Pinterest photos might have you believe. Every tomato and pound of zucchini requires outdoor space, a suitable climate and weather, gardening know-how, and sometimes a deep pocketbook. If your gardening skills aren’t exactly top-notch, but you still want the advantage of growing a supply…
Tools 201: Expanding the Do-It-Yourself Tool Chest
Whether you’re a homeowner or apartment dweller, you’ve probably already discovered the sense of satisfaction that comes from something as simple as grabbing a nearby screwdriver and tightening a loose knob on a dresser drawer, or using pliers to fix a leak beneath the sink. Having the right tools and knowing how to use them…
Americanism, Liberty, and Neighborliness: Three Inspiring Scenes From Frank Capra Films
September 28, 2022
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Academy-Award-winning director Frank Capra was one filmmaker who truly cared about imparting important values through his movies, not just making a profit. Many of Capra’s most famous movies have political themes. A traditional conservative with strong anti-communist leanings, he loved stories which glorified and celebrated the American way of life, and his films are just…
Nobility, Valor, and a Great King: England’s King Alfred: G.K. Chesterton’s ‘The Ballad of the White Horse’
September 27, 2022
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He was a big man, standing 6 feet, 4 inches tall and weighing nearly 300 pounds. To that mountainous physique, add his characteristic appearance in public—a pince-nez, capes and great coats, papers jutting from his pockets, a walking stick, and cigar—and you had a subject that caricaturists could, and did, love. Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874–1936)…
Dear Next Generation: How It Was in the ’30s, ’40s, and ’50s
I was born in the middle of the Depression. Two brothers preceded me, and I was followed by a sister. My two brothers were both born in hospitals, but my sister and I were born at home. I guess my folks couldn’t afford any more hospital bills. We lived on Whidbey Island, located in Puget…
Raising Boys to Be Real Men
If you’re a young, marriageable woman these days—or even if you’re the parent or grandparent of one—you’ve probably asked the following question once or twice: “Where are all the good men?” To be sure, there’s no shortage of males, but there just doesn’t seem to be the “real men” types—those who embrace masculinity and the…
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