This story contains mild spoilers for the movie “Five Feet Apart.” That’s because the young couple in the movie, portrayed by Cole Sprouse and Haley Lu Richardson, reminds him a lot of his late son and daughter-in-law. In 2015, Katie and Dalton Prager became known around the world as “the real ‘Fault in Our Stars’… Read More »
Weaving stories and intriguing names into children’s education about the natural world could help to engage them with species’ conservation messages, new research shows. A team at the University of Birmingham carried out a study to explore the potential of species’ cultural heritage for inspiring the conservationists of the future. Focusing on magpies, one of… Read More »
This week the Modern Love podcast features two readings by the Academy Award nominees Rachel Weisz and Willem Dafoe. Ms. Weisz, who is nominated for best actress in a supporting role for “The Favourite,” narrates “When Eve and Eve Bit the Apple.” The essay follows a devout Christian woman’s realization that she does not need… Read More »
When throwing a birthday party, you always strive for something that will top the previous one and make it extraordinary. But when it comes to planning a corporate event, there’s no way you’d want to repeat yourself over and over again and let your co-workers down with the same old ideas. Your vision of everything… Read More »
Roller Derby Romance I was a single mother working a full-time day job and helping run my roller derby league. I did not trust men, especially in the mostly female space I had co-founded, which was keeping me going after a trying divorce. But Hal was genuine and kind to everyone, and made no demands.… Read More »
Depression hurts. Yes, I get that it hurts you, your family and your friends. But, I’m not talking about the handbook version of depression where a depressed person is: “someone who is very, very sad.” I’m talking about the physical pain, the mental anguish and, the days where you wish everything would stop hurting. Today is one of… Read More »
New findings show that people may be genetically predisposed to love the taste of certain beverages. Furthermore, this biological discovery could have far-reaching health consequences. Researchers are trying to get to grips with a complex coffee-based conundrum. Evolution is thought to have favored people who were able to sense bitterness. After all, sharp and unpleasant… Read More »