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Gourmets: Handling Emotions with Food Obsessions
Robert Anthony Siegel, From Tin House
American LGBT Tolerance
By Suzanna Danuta Walters
Song Premiere: Timbre - "Song of the Sun"
By Christian Williams
The Paleolithic Diet and Modern Hunter-Gatherer Tribes
By Ron Schmid, Nd
American Democracy Down for the Count
By Ann Jones
Nixon Administration Targets John Lennon
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American LGBT Tolerance
By Suzanna Danuta Walters
Song Premiere: Timbre - "Song of the Sun"
Utne Reader is pleased to premiere "Song of the Sun" by songwriter and composer Timbre from her new album, 'Sun & Moon.'
The Paleolithic Diet and Modern Hunter-Gatherer Tribes
This fresh look at Paleolithic and ancestral diets takes contemporary hunter-gatherer tribes into consideration.
American Democracy Down for the Count
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Wabi-Sabi: The Art Of Imperfection
By Robyn Griggs Lawrence, From Natural Home
The Haunting of Loon Lake Cemetery
Assessing the collateral damage when people and places are attached to ghostly legends.
Messy Desks Encourage Creative Thinking
Researchers have discovered that messy desks encourage creative thinking while clean desks encourage socially-responsible decision making.
Fish To Eat Always, Never, and Sometimes
An ethical guide to seafood.
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Wabi-Sabi: The Art Of Imperfection
By Robyn Griggs Lawrence, From Natural Home
The Haunting of Loon Lake Cemetery
By Dennis Waskul And Michele Waskul, From Ghostly Encounters
Messy Desks Encourage Creative Thinking
By Staff, Utne Reader
Fish To Eat Always, Never, and Sometimes
By Taras Grescoe, From Bottomfeeder
Arts
Music Review: JD McPherson – Signs and Signifiers
JD McPherson honors the roots of R&B with his debut album Signs and Signifiers.
Film Review: Dorothea Lange – Grab a Hunk of Lightning
The iconic work of photographer Dorothea Lange is thoughtfully considered in a new documentary.
Men Explain Things to Me
When it comes to mansplaining, don't let facts get in the way.
Bookmarked: Seeger, Rome, and Alzheimer's
This week: Pete Seeger's letters, Rome's last citizen, and living with dementia.
Community
The Haunting of Loon Lake Cemetery
Assessing the collateral damage when people and places are attached to ghostly legends.
Walking Makes Strides in All Kinds of Communities
From inner-city Birmingham to small town Iowa to racially diverse suburbs of LA.
It’s a Sign
An art project collecting signs from homeless people raises awareness.
Creating the Modern Zoo
Why do we feel bad at the zoo? As locations evolve from sparse concrete enclosures to more naturalistic habitats, the biopolitics driving the creation of the modern zoo ties our desire for a better life for the animals to our broader desire for a better life for the rest of society around them.
Mind And Body
Faith to Practice on the Prairie: The Evolution of an Energy Healer
Facing a midlife crisis, an unhappy physics professor finds a new pathway as an energy healer.
Family Feuding through Facebook
Tim White offers some advice on planning family reunions through Facebook.
The Immediate Protocol to Dealing with Grief
Follow these five simple steps to help yourself deal with grief and learn how to function again after a tragic event.
Expanded States of Consciousness for Healing and Growth
The long history of humans exploring consciousness through ritual and psychotrophic medicine points to its benefits for modern health.
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