Tag: Life

From left to right: British author and humorist Jennifer Munro; downtown Jonesborough, Tennessee; a festivalgoer takes notes. (Farahn Morgan)

The power of storytelling: What the country could learn from a small-town festival

Farahn Morgan · October 17, 2026 8:32 am

fear entertainment

When another’s fear is our entertainment

Rob Long · October 17, 2026 7:54 am

Cormac McCarthy attends the premiere of The Road in 2009 in New York. (Evan Agostiniap)

A new biography revisits ‘No Country for Old Men’ author Cormac McCarthy

Nicholas Clairmont · October 11, 2026 7:06 am

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Let’s learn from the younger generation on ditching smartphones

Rob Long · October 11, 2026 6:56 am

Photos of Zizian cult members.

Meet the AI doomsday death cult connected to a cross-country killing spree

Mia Cathell · October 5, 2026 7:00 am

The half-pit bull and half-boxer brindle pup named Scout — the Carney Family’s best friend and protector for nearly 14 years. (Courtesy of Timothy P. Carney)

A requiem for a man’s — and a family’s — best friend

Timothy P. Carney · October 4, 2026 5:15 am

long life

When not to stew over that unearned b-plus

Rob Long · October 4, 2026 5:05 am

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When hobbies, obsessions, and eccentricities take over late middle age

Rob Long · September 27, 2026 5:15 am

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Learning to love those who misuse the language

Rob Long · September 19, 2026 5:05 am

An Aug. 7, 2019 visit by President Donald Trump to El Paso, Texas, spurs an argument between his supporters and protesters against him. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Have Americans forgotten how to argue?

Jason E. Thompson · September 18, 2026 6:05 am

Hardy Boys

The Hardy Boys shows us how childhood has changed

Rob Long · September 13, 2026 5:05 am

Lindsay Clancy in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Superior Court. (AP photo)

The Lindsay Clancy case horror: When empathy becomes child sacrifice

Daniel Ross Goodman · September 12, 2026 4:00 pm