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Letter of Recommendation: Collecting One Book

Letter of Recommendation: Collecting One Book

Letter of Recommendation Two years ago, I met a French tourist who explained that when he visits a new city, …

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Is Seaweed the Next Big Alternative to Meat?

Is Seaweed the Next Big Alternative to Meat?

When vertebrates first heaved themselves out of the sea some 390 million years ago, terrestrial life was good…

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Essential Things You Need to Know for Your First Trip to India

Essential Things You Need to Know for Your First Trip to India

Lay the foundation for the adventure of a lifetime with these insider tips.

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The Parenting Choice My Doctors Won't Let Me Make

The Parenting Choice My Doctors Won't Let Me Make

What happens when a healthy young woman wants to prevent herself from becoming pregnant - permanently? For La…

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My Life in Libraries | Read It Forward

My Life in Libraries | Read It Forward

In San Francisco, I met a man whose local library nearly killed him. "It was Don Quixote ," he told me. "I bo…

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Eco-Conscious New Orleans Swamp Tours

Eco-Conscious New Orleans Swamp Tours

Get an intimate look at Louisiana's coastal wetlands and their one-of-a-kind array of flora and fauna with ec…

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Recreating the Banana Breakfast from 'Gravity's Rainbow' Is a Terrible Idea

Recreating the Banana Breakfast from 'Gravity's Rainbow' Is a Terrible Idea

After some soul-searching, I concluded that the only way past my Gravity's Rainbow reader’s block (which my E…

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How to Make a Kantha-Inspired Table Runner

How to Make a Kantha-Inspired Table Runner

Create a showstopping modern heirloom with scrap fabric, two simple stitches and zero machines or complicated…

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My Life in Bookstores | Read It Forward

My Life in Bookstores | Read It Forward

The Waldenbooks at Laguna Hills Mall was about two and a half rolling suburban miles from my house, a no-swea…

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Spooky Books to Read Under the Sheets

Spooky Books to Read Under the Sheets

Keep the Halloween spirit going all year long with these spine-tingling tales.

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I Read the News Today, Oh Boy: A Day in the Life of Photography

I Read the News Today, Oh Boy: A Day in the Life of Photography

Second Sight’s contributors survey the terrain between Moore’s rhetorical battleground and #ArtSelfies that s…

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The Road Trip That Changed My Life

The Road Trip That Changed My Life

On a gray morning one spring a text message from my husband, Joe, bloomed on my smartphone: Hey, could you ca…

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How to Make Quilted Wall Art

How to Make Quilted Wall Art

Fair warning: This ultra-easy, old-school sewing project will change the way you think about leftover fabric …

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Paint It Black: The Glory of Dark Interiors

Paint It Black: The Glory of Dark Interiors

As Mick Jagger first sang back in 1966, he sees a red door and he wants it ... you know the rest. I believe w…

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