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Christmas Traditions From Around the World: Buckets of KFC, Apples and Oranges, and a Very Special Tree
Celebrating Yuletide traditions takes on a wide variety of forms.
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How to Structure Your Estate So Your Heirs Avoid a Financial Headache
A few key estate planning moves today can help you protect your legacy and spare your family unnecessary stress.
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Why I Have a Financial Planner
A financial planner doesn’t just manage money—it delivers confidence, clarity, and calm.
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Tune in Today: Beethoven Challenges Convention
The Sonata No. 1 in F minor flew in the face of prior works, displeased Haydn, and rocketed Beethoven off to a roaring career start.
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Finding Our Way Back Home: ‘The Golden Thread’
A new account of Western Civilization blends scholarship and beauty, offering full-spread images, maps, and original texts.
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Hidden Christmas Gems at the Movies
Here are some forgotten or underrated movies of the Yuletide season.
This Endlessly Comforting Jambalaya Is the Ultimate 1-Pot Meal
The big-batch, make-ahead dish lets you make a delicious meal for your guests without being tied to the stove.
‘The Widow’: Manna Grandma
If a Virginian lawyer plays his cards right, he could become the heir to his client’s millions—or land in jail if he doesn’t.
Re-enchanting the World: The Mythic Power of Christmas
In an increasingly disenchanted world, Christmas is a reminder that hope, meaning, and wonder are still in our reach.
How the Stock Market Crash Resulted in Radio City Music Hall
In ‘This Week in History,’ architects and designers assembled to create ‘the greatest achievement of the theatrical world.’
Your Secret Weapon for Smarter Investing
A simple diversification rule that helps investors balance risk, conviction, and long-term portfolio resilience.
Decades of Tradition, Thousands of Lights, and 1 Message Older Than Time
Every year families around Australia spend countless hours—and expenses—decorating their homes with thousands of Christmas lights.
Dress up Your Dessert for the Holidays
This classic recipe relies on a short list of ingredients and demands a high-quality dark chocolate to deliver its rich, deep flavor.
This Pillowy Potato Bread Is an Easy, Homemade Loaf Anyone Can Make
The starches in the potato help the loaf stay fresh for longer.
4 Paintings With Real Christmas Presence
Celebrating the birth of Christ with great art and revealing the sacred messages hidden within it.
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Epiphany in Europe: Stretching the Season
Advent (stretching four Sundays before Christmas) starts things off, as people begin to anticipate the arrival (or advent) of the baby Jesus.
What To Do If You Don’t Have Enough Money to Pay All of Your Bills
Which bills should you pay first and which ones can slide for a while?
Breakfast Gnocchi Is the Perfect Morning Meal to Impress Holiday House Guests
Appropriately named “breakfast gnocchi”, this dish comprises a pile of potato gnocchi, colorful vegetables, and chunks of sausage nestling a softly fried egg.
Decades of Tradition, Thousands of Lights, and 1 Message Older Than Time
Every year families around Australia spend countless hours—and expenses—decorating their homes with thousands of Christmas lights.
The Stoic’s Guide to Life: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Struggles
Stoics considered prudence, fortitude, temperance, and justice to be the highest virtues, on which all other virtues depend.
Orsanmichele: A Medieval Ecclesial and Commerce Building
In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit a Florentine market that became a church after the occurrence of miracles.
‘Wedding Dress:’ A Special Film About Being Present
A mother who designs wedding dresses reconnects with a daughter in this Korean drama.
‘Marty Supreme’: Chalamet Plays a Supremely Narcissistic Weasel
Timothée Chalamet’s Marty is a cunning rascal juggling 15 balls simultaneously, and the pressure-cooker anxiety he generates will raise your blood pressure.
7 Simple Habits That Will Transform Your Writing
Great writing begins with simple, practical habits that build precision, structure, and intention, one sentence at a time.
8 Ways to Help Children Experience Arts and Culture
From visiting art galleries to taking music lessons, experiencing the riches found in art and music sets a foundation for life.
Raising Lions: A Bold New Way to Parent Strong Kids
Parenting guru Joe Newman encourages adults to reestablish their authority compassionately.
Snow Days: Ideas for Frosty Family Fun
Spending time outdoors improves mental and physical well-being. Make some lifelong memories with these DIY winter activities for all ages.