A poem from Gregory Orr on the silver lining of a heart shattered open: the knowledge that our broken places are where beauty comes from.
Our Latest Show July 27, 2017
Steeped in the cutting edge of research around the social lives of networked teens, danah boyd demystifies technology while being wise about the changes it’s making to life and relationship. She has intriguing advice on the technologically-fueled generation gaps of our age — that our children’s immersion in social media may offer a kind of respite from their over-structured, overscheduled analog lives. And that cyber-bullying is an online reflection of the offline world, and blaming technology is missing the point.
Columns & Commentaries
July 20, 2017
After reading Hanya Yanagihara’s novel “A Little Life,” our columnist grapples with the reality of suffering that doesn't make us stronger.
July 21, 2017
Through the intimacy of chosen mother-daughterhood, a woman navigates the fraught territory of craving Chinese identity as a white American — and recognizes that some identities cannot be earned or learned, but are gifts passed on.
April 25, 2016
Researcher and scholar Brené Brown speaks of the value and power of adversity to give rise to the astonishing strength of which we are all capable.
July 11, 2017
An antidote from Margaret Atwood for the hubris that leads us to claim ownership over the living lands that nourish us.
December 8, 2016
The farmer-poet-conservationist Wendell Berry reads his poem iconic poem. Listen and share!
July 5, 2017
A monk with a "wicked sense of humor" inspires our columnist to pack his bags when it comes to attaining perfection.
July 26, 2017
An ode to a sentence from the legendary poet on recognizing and honoring the sacrifices of generations past to get us where we are — and on "paying it forward" as the best way to pay them back.
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