Researchers are new to studying the implications of poetry for well-being and the brain. Still, it may surprise you “what a poem could do…,” how poetry changes our brains, and what you might get out ...

Rachel dropped them off on a Friday afternoon and said they would pick up the kids around noon on Saturday ... work (I often think about this poem by Marge Piercy: “Work is what you have ...

John Loveday spent his boyhood in Old Buckenham, near Attleborough, and always felt a special relationship with the village and the friends and characters he knew from his youth. His 2019 memoir, The ...

Imagine the laughter and joy of a child playing with their loyal furry friend. Dogs have long been known as man’s best friend ...

For companies that have shifted factory production from China to other countries, the latest tariffs have undermined their strategy while sowing paralysis. 4 min read China Halts Critical Exports ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Family and friends are struggling to cope with the death of a Raleigh mother and her four children in a weekend crash along Interstate 95 in Georgia. Reagan Dougan, 27, and her ...

April 11, 2025 • For many of us, when we see something we want, we pull out our cards and swipe for it. Instead, try this resourceful approach.

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