Seeing Strangers

What compels us to look a second time? An essay with photographs by Debra Friedman.

Why climb it, swim it, cross it? Because it's there

Three reasons to do one of those 'crazy' and rather

Rethinking Higher Education in a Time of Tyranny

What kind of democracy is possible when the institutions

Bound for a Better Life

"She feels no bitterness . . ." Stories of Chinese women

'Scientifically formulated' allure . . . Get some today!

Narcissus, Psyche and Eros get wiggy at the beauty counter

Ten cents a plant, that's what they pay me

The society of young tree planters is one that grows tight

Is that a face or a building?

A study finds that we process faces and architecture using

I will pretend I am hunting monkeys

Oil and water, up and down the Amazon. An Ecuadorian

Land, Communities, History and Us

On a desolate island in the northwestern Scotland, lessons

Vigil-rama wants you!

A well-reasoned new project by the National Rifle

Surviving Post-Reality TV Politics

Four commentators in the trenches offer some wisdom on how

A Mediterranean Fruitcake for the Ages

We prefer to think that this exquisite dessert is the first

Empathy in an age of extinction

Introducing the Charter for Animal Compassion . . . Putting