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7 years walking the world: what the ultimate slow travel trip taught me about life
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7 years walking the world: what the ultimate slow travel trip taught me about life

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Inspired to live life more fully following the death of a friend, New Jersey native Tom Turcich, set himself a goal to see and experience the world on…

Opinion: Why bad behavior is good in these new teen-girl satires
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Opinion: Why bad behavior is good in these new teen-girl satires

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CNN — If you want a barometer of cultural terrors, the latest movie about teenage girls is usually a good place to look.

Cats and cannons collide at Gettysburg’s feline-themed Civil War museum
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Cats and cannons collide at Gettysburg’s feline-themed Civil War museum

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Before cats ruled the internet, the felines ran the battlefield. At least, that’s history as told by Gettysburg’s Civil War Tails at the Homestead Diorama…

Opinion: Why I’m hoping ‘motherhood spectrum’ will be the new ‘sober curious’
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Opinion: Why I’m hoping ‘motherhood spectrum’ will be the new ‘sober curious’

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CNN — Imagine, if you will, seeing this headline: “Jon Hamm is happy as a man without kids: ‘I’ve had a great sexy-ass life.’” 

Opinion: We no longer know how to behave in public
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Opinion: We no longer know how to behave in public

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CNN — The simultaneous arrival of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” in movie theaters has spawned a slew of hand-wringing articles about a drastic decline in people’s behavior in cinemas. More disturbingly, a number of touring…

Having long COVID means I’ve had to change how and where I travel
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Having long COVID means I’ve had to change how and where I travel

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Martha Lee from Devon, England, an avid traveler and hiker, explains to Sara Stewart how having long COVID has affected – but not stopped – her ability to move…

Opinion: Barbie doesn’t belong in a box
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Opinion: Barbie doesn’t belong in a box

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CNN — The release of the hotly-anticipated “Barbie” movie is almost upon us, and the cultural buzz has never been louder. The film, starring Margot Robbie in…

Opinion: The kind of superhero we need right now
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Opinion: The kind of superhero we need right now

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CNN  —  Like a plot twist out of the multiverse, a huge comic-book movie is currently tanking at the box office while an anti-superhero, anti-capitalist streaming series garners raves….

Opinion: When the answer could be a bullet, no one will ask the question
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Opinion: When the answer could be a bullet, no one will ask the question

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The entirety of our culture now seems increasingly like the Wild West, where the answer to “could you please stop doing that?” or even just…

Bird enthusiasts are flocking to Alabama this summer – here’s why
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Bird enthusiasts are flocking to Alabama this summer – here’s why

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With over 430 bird species and hundreds of designated viewing areas, Alabama is an ideal destination for observing feathered friends in their pristine natural habitats….

Opinion: Why ‘Ted Lasso’ belongs at the White House
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Opinion: Why ‘Ted Lasso’ belongs at the White House

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CNN — On Monday, the White House hosted cast members from the Apple TV+ show “Ted Lasso” for a discussion of mental health awareness.

Opinion: I was diagnosed with colon cancer at a young age. We’re seeing a lot more cases like mine
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Opinion: I was diagnosed with colon cancer at a young age. We’re seeing a lot more cases like mine

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CNN — If I could pick one refrain I heard the most from doctors and nurses during my months of treatment for colon cancer in 2018, it’d…

In The Fight Over Abortion Access, Kiki Freedman Is Playing The Long Game
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In The Fight Over Abortion Access, Kiki Freedman Is Playing The Long Game

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“We knew going into this that it was going to be extraordinarily difficult,” says Kiki Freedman, the co-founder of the abortion telemedicine website Hey Jane, about…

Judy Blume is here to save us
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Judy Blume is here to save us

Books, Features, Opinion

It’s a dark time to be a young reader in this country – so it couldn’t be a better time for a Blume renaissance.

Summer Lee Doesn’t Care For Your Small Talk
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Summer Lee Doesn’t Care For Your Small Talk

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As the first Black woman elected to Congress from Pennsylvania, Summer Lee is well acquainted with challenging the status quo. 

Opinion: Rest is indeed resistance. For me and others, so is being childfree
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Opinion: Rest is indeed resistance. For me and others, so is being childfree

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We rarely talk about the positive possibilities that open up when women make the informed choice not to be mothers – or choose not to do…

For Gisele Fetterman, John’s Healing Is A “Triumph”
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For Gisele Fetterman, John’s Healing Is A “Triumph”

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When Gisele Barreto Fetterman first moved to a struggling western Pennsylvania town in 2008, she didn’t know many people, so she befriended a fellow scrappy…

‘Dahmer’ debate is finally saying the quiet part about true crime out loud
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‘Dahmer’ debate is finally saying the quiet part about true crime out loud

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CNN — Has true crime jumped the shark? The heated debate over Netflix’s new “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” suggests an evolution is in order for the…

The Andie MacDowell Renaissance Is Upon Us
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The Andie MacDowell Renaissance Is Upon Us

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The ’90s icon has always done things her own way. Now, the world is finally catching up to her. 

Why this GenX-er is jealous of Gen Z
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Why this GenX-er is jealous of Gen Z

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(CNN) Once again the kids are showing us all how to do life better. According to a recent New York Times story, thirtysomething managers are being…

It’s time for Americans to un-weaponize ‘laziness’
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It’s time for Americans to un-weaponize ‘laziness’

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(CNN) Why do we only learn to appreciate our lives when we’re in dire straits?

Colon cancer survivor says it’s time to take the disease seriously
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Colon cancer survivor says it’s time to take the disease seriously

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In a year that has already brought so much tragedy and loss, Chadwick Boseman’s death at age 43 seems unthinkably cruel and unfair. How could such a…

As ‘Yellowstone’ ends, Kelsey Asbille reflects on its grit and glamour

As ‘Yellowstone’ ends, Kelsey Asbille reflects on its grit and glamour

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As a lead in one of TV’s biggest shows, “Yellowstone,” actor Kelsey Asbille has been through a whirlwind over the past few years.

Why this year is a great time to plan a visit to Dollywood

Why this year is a great time to plan a visit to Dollywood

Features, Travel

If you’ve been looking for a reason to make that pilgrimage to Dollywood ⁠— the Tennessee mecca of all things Dolly Parton — it’s time to start planning (though truthfully…

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