THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF CATS Explores Feline Chatter
4What do cats mean when they meow, hiss or purr? Susanne Schotz explores the phonetics of cats’ speech.
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Brilliant and Funny, Dreyer Makes his Editorial Marks
4An expert copy editor offers a funny manual of style.
ELIZA HAMILTON – Who Tells the Story?
0After the death of Alexander Hamilton, his wife, Eliza, came into her own.
BELONGING: Finding Herself in the Past
4A German Ex-Pat looks at her family and national past in an attempt to understand it.
What People Will Do to the Human Body Inspires Mind-Boggling Medical History
Bizarre doesn’t begin to describe the history of medicine.
THE CREATIVE PATH is a Map out of Creative Ruts
What is your creative path and how do you challenge yourself or get out of a rut?
An Entertaining Enterprise: HOW TO INVENT EVERYTHING
This is what you need to reinvent civilization and technology if your time machine strands you in the past.
Cold Water for the New Graduates Soul: ASSUME THE WORST
Is someone you know graduating this year, or ever? Hiassen’s ASSUME THE WORST is a funny gift.
Political Predictions in a Chaotic Age: WHERE DID YOU GET THIS NUMBER?
How do pollsters come up with the winners and losers on election night?
Excavating Dark Cavities: GROSS ANATOMY
You know that embarrassing subject you were taught never to talk about? Mara Altman was apparently never taught that.
What Looks Like a Tree,…?
How did any species evolve to the present day, and how did the theory of evolution evolve?
SPYING ON WHALES: Teaching the Heart of Science
The author and whale paleobiologist provides a fascinating look at the when and what of his work.
PAINT, PLAY, EXPLORE: Inspiration and Compassion for This Artist’s Soul
Artist Rae Missigman offers ideas for working creatively in mixed-media and with mark-making.
Cats 1, Me 0, Until Now — Maybe
For anyone who’s ever been owned by a cat an instruction guide to winning an argument with one is pretty seductive.
David Sedaris’ CALYPSO: Serious, and Seriously Funny
David Sedaris ponders loss, aging, family suicide and his devotion to his Fitbit.
