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Children’s 2025 Holiday Books
These picture books and easy chapter reads are sure to add anticipation and joy to the upcoming holidays.
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Three Perfect Songs for Thanksgiving
Country music about family, abundance, and faith can round out the holiday’s family festivities.
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Savvy Savings Goals to Make Now
Savings rates are falling, but you can still grow your money with the right strategy.
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Granville Woods: The Inventive Power Behind the Rails
This inventor held innovative patents for electrical systems to improve railway safety.
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Tune in Today: Chopin’s ‘Raindrop’ and Teardrops
Chopin’s health was declining, yet he dove into composing a set of preludes. One among them expressed his hope in the face of despair.
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Sticky Toffee Pudding
It may look humble in the pan, but once it’s warm and drenched in toffee sauce, this sticky toffee pudding is next-level delicious.
Everything You Need to Know About How to Select, Store, and Freeze Avocados
There’s no magic gadget that will tell you when an avocado has ripened fully.
Move Over, Pumpkin! This Spiced Cake Is the Coziest Dessert of the Season
The cream cheese frosting is everything.
Exploring Herakles and the Augean Stables
Herakles’s least glamorous Labor contains an unexpected lesson on ingenuity.
The 2 Keys to Roasting Winter Root Vegetables Are Heat and Time
Winter’s roots—carrots, parsnips, beets, sweet potatoes, turnips, and new potatoes—sweeten in the oven as the high heat condenses and intensifies their flavors.
Smashing Roots
Feel free to mix and match a variety of roots for a perfect balance of sweetness and earthiness.
How to Bypass Probate on Your Estate
A few smart steps today can help your loved ones avoid the long, costly probate process tomorrow.
The Brothers Grimm Fairy Tale ‘The Bremen Town Musicians’
An ass, hound, cat, and rooster use their years of experience to overcome a problem.
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Thanksgiving Sides That Deserve the Spotlight This Season
Turkey is the star of a Thanksgiving table, but let’s be honest, it’s the savory side dishes that make the holiday dinner such an amazing feast.
Christmas Gift Ideas Part 1
Ask any gardener if they want hummingbirds in their garden. They will all say yes.
The 2 Keys to Roasting Winter Root Vegetables Are Heat and Time
Winter’s roots—carrots, parsnips, beets, sweet potatoes, turnips, and new potatoes—sweeten in the oven as the high heat condenses and intensifies their flavors.
Key Mindsets, Attitudes to Living One’s Best Life, According to a Top Gun Pilot
Matt Hall has flown since he was a teenager, here he shares his special tips on living life.
‘Cat on the Road to Findout’: An Iconic Singer’s Rocky Path
Yusuf/Cat Stevens discusses his music and faith in a voluminous autobiography.
Leonarde Keeler: In Search of Deception
In this installment of ‘Profiles in History,’ a young adventurer’s illness leads him to the police department and ultimately the development of the polygraph.
Church of the Holy Sepulchre: The Holiest Christian Site
In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit a 4th-century Jerusalem church that survived centuries of conflict.
‘Tokyo Story:’ Director Yasujiro Ozu’s Sublime Magnum Opus
An older couple takes the train to visit their children in this Japanese cinematic masterpiece.
Family Heirlooms: Your Story Is Part of Your Legacy
From childhood mischief to hard-won wisdom, the tales of our elders are family heirlooms waiting to be told and preserved.
Inside Ireland’s First Classical Academy
When Padraig and Grace Cantillon-Murphy founded Mater Dei Academy, they didn’t know they were starting a revival.
Halloween Costumes Compliments of the Closet (Not the Credit Card)
A memorable costume has nothing to do with a price tag—and everything to do with imagination, masking tape, and a sprinkle of mischief.