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The First Earth Day
Grant J. Merritt
Maroons and the Dismal Swamp
By William H. Funk, From Humanities
From a Need for Hygiene to Environmental Racism
By Carl A. Zimring
The Manhattan White House, the Secret Service, and the Painted Bikini Lady
By Nick Turse
Your Guide to Forest Bathing
By M. Amos Clifford
Salons and Beyond
By Stephanie Mills, From Utne Reader (March/April 1991)
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Maroons and the Dismal Swamp
By William H. Funk, From Humanities
From a Need for Hygiene to Environmental Racism
From the age of Thomas Jefferson and on, environmental racism in the United States and ideas about waste and cleanliness have shaped where people have lived, where people have worked, and how society’s refuse has been managed.
The Manhattan White House, the Secret Service, and the Painted Bikini Lady
A journey to the President-elect’s private “public” park.
Your Guide to Forest Bathing
Let nature heal your mind, body, and spirit with the relaxing meditation of shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing, a Japanese therapy with cardiovascular benefits.
The 15 Hippest Places to Live
By Jay Walljasper And Daniel Kraker
Don’t Blame the Devil: St Augustine and Original Sin
St Augustine of Hippo was a prolific contributor to the formation of modern Christianity, particularly through the concept of Original Sin. The philosophy of human nature this idea implies continues to inform contemporary morality.
Wabi-Sabi: The Art Of Imperfection
The Japanese tradition of wabi-sabi offers an inspiring new way to look at your home, and your whole life....
Fish To Eat Always, Never, and Sometimes
An ethical guide to seafood.
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The 15 Hippest Places to Live
By Jay Walljasper And Daniel Kraker
Don’t Blame the Devil: St Augustine and Original Sin
By James Boyce
Wabi-Sabi: The Art Of Imperfection
By Robyn Griggs Lawrence, From Natural Home
Fish To Eat Always, Never, and Sometimes
By Taras Grescoe, From Bottomfeeder
Arts
Chuck Palahniuk’s Invisible Monsters Remix
Learn about Chuck Palahniuk’s creative revision of “Invisible Monsters” in this excerpt of the introduction to “Invisible Monsters Remix.”
The Golden Rule
Emmy Award-winning composer, New York Times best-selling author and noted philanthropist Peter Buffett offers some background on himself and his motivations.
The Amish Tradition of Baseball
Old-fashioned, led by communal spirit, and undaunted by anxiety and doubt, Amish tradition is ideal for the “mental game of baseball.”
Film Review: Anita – Speaking Truth to Power
The new doc Anita-Speaking Truth to Power is a powerful reminder of the change that can take place when one person speaks out and how far we have come from 1991 in terms of gender equality.
Community
How Little Free Libraries Came to Be
For Todd Bol, the creator of the first Little Free Library, inspiration was triggered by misfortune and a little bit of self-discovery.
Why Trails are America’s New Town Squares
Where we meet to walk, talk, and play.
The Talk: Surviving Police Encounters While Black
The Talk is a rite of passage for many African-American children: parental warnings on how to handle racial discrimination from police.
Walking Makes Strides in All Kinds of Communities
From inner-city Birmingham to small town Iowa to racially diverse suburbs of LA.
Mind And Body
Summer Fling
Advice columnist Tim White covers summer relationships, parenting issues, and etiquette in answers to his latest batch of letters.
Teachings from Tibetan Buddhism: On Course for Compassion
Mindfulness is not enough — we must develop our capacity for altruism, a Buddhist scholar argues.
Sad Food
Cultures throughout history have ritualized “sad food” to be eaten at funerals. Aside from soggy church sandwiches, what do we eat when we’re grieving?
Gone Astray
Values fall by the wayside for a humanitarian aid worker in Sri Lanka.
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