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Wash, dry, fold, connect: How I found my center at the laundromatAt a big university in a new city, I longed for a sense of community.聽It came upon me unexpectedly in a lavender-scented laundromat.
In a WordWords help construct the reality we live inAristotle posited that houses aren鈥檛 just material structures of stones, bricks, and timber. They are also 鈥渞eceptacles to shelter ... living beings.鈥�
In Pictures: The sweet embrace of an autumn traditionAs summer melts into fall, New Englanders flock to the apple orchard to savor the fleeting delights of a season in transformation.
First LookSioux artifacts to be returned after century in Massachusetts museumThe Founders Museum in Barre, Massachusetts, will return items to the Lakota Sioux people during an upcoming ceremony. The announcement marks a step toward healing, as the private museum is not legally required to return items to Native American tribes.
In a WordThe words that evoke 鈥榮ound pictures鈥�Stars don鈥檛 make sounds we can hear, but saying that they 鈥渢winkle鈥� at night is a way of painting a picture with sound.
A John Gould Sampler
鈥楾he First Time I Wore Hearing Aids鈥�: A poet stands up to misunderstandingBritish poet Raymond Antrobus鈥� latest work, a spoken-word album that聽emulates how聽deaf people encounter sound, helps to further his message of understanding and inclusion.
Keepsakes and memories: Finding, in the clutter, a life well livedPacking up to move abroad was a chance to look at the letters, scraps, and notes I accumulated over the decades, seeing who I was and how I鈥檇 changed.
鈥楾hey teach you鈥�: The art of falconry soars in ItalyHumans often view animals as creatures to be owned as pets or pulled into service. For these Italian falconers, they are teammates.
Solving the mystery of Clayton鈥檚 toxic legacyOur old neighbor seemed to delight in illegally dumping his used motor oil. But what is that tree that seems to be thriving in the contaminated soil?聽
In a WordHuman experience is shared, even if words aren鈥檛Just because you don鈥檛 speak Danish doesn鈥檛 mean that you can鈥檛 experience the particular sense of coziness that the famous "hygge"聽denotes.
In a WordMeet the 鈥榥oble cousins鈥� on the family tree of wordsWhen people in Greece make a deal or reach an agreement, they achieve a聽symphon铆a. Seeing eye to eye is a 鈥渟ymphony,鈥� which is a beautiful thought.
First coloring, now Lego. More adults discover their inner child.Seemingly trivial hobbies picked up during the pandemic are helping grown-ups rediscover the joys of play and creativity.聽
鈥楽pirituals鈥�: Santigold鈥檚 latest album rose from pandemic resiliencePop star Santigold found her creativity stalled during the pandemic. But she used the discomfort created by lockdown situations as a tool for evolution 鈥� and resilience.
In Pictures: Are New York鈥檚 dining sheds here to stay?New York鈥檚 restaurant sheds emerged as an emergency stopgap at the start of the pandemic. They鈥檝e since become community fixtures that the city is looking to keep.
Teaching as a heroic profession? 鈥楢bbott Elementary鈥� says yes.Television shows are, by nature, feats of celebrity. But our commentator finds humility and heroism center stage in the award-winning sitcom 鈥淎bbott Elementary.鈥�
Caught on film, a precious 鈥楾hree Minutes鈥� in 1938 Jewish Poland鈥淭hree Minutes: A Lengthening鈥� builds a documentary around a short home movie clip featuring a Jewish community in Europe shortly before the Holocaust.聽
In Pictures: Where sculpture meets mini golfIn Minnesota,聽Bruce Stillman finds a creative solution to low attendance at his sculpture garden and shows that if you build something fun, the people will come.
Field of teens: Despite the bickering, a surprise winI built a baseball diamond on my farm to encourage camaraderie among my nephews. Nothing quite went as planned, but one got a lesson in honesty.
First LookBerlin museum displays transparency alongside pillaged artifactsA Berlin museum opening this week includes explanations of how some displayed items will soon return to Nigeria. The German curators worked closely with experts from regions where many of the objects originated to place their acquisition in context.
