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Live Music Builds Community. Recorded Music Doesn’t.0
- Culture, Entertainment, Featured
- September 18, 2026
Not a day goes by without seeing at least one person listening to music as they make their daily commute, eat lunch, or unwind. High schoolers wear their AirPods as they do homework in study hall; I love to bring my headphones when I go for a walk. In any public space, dozens if not
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McGuffey Maxims: How Character Was Central in the Past’s Curriculum 0
- Culture, Family, Featured, MomThink
- September 18, 2026
I was online the other day when I stumbled upon a little maxim from “The New England Primer,” the first textbook used by thousands of children in the early days of the American colonies. The lines ran as follows: Have communion with few, Be intimate with one, Deal justly with all, Speak evil of none. That’s some
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Love It or Leave It: How to Make a Better America 0
- Culture, Featured, Politics
- September 17, 2026
Almost 50 years ago, the music of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel was high on my list of favorites. Songs like “The Sound of Silence” and “Bridge Over Troubled Water” remain stuck in my head, welcome inhabitants in my attic of the past. Shortly after the release of their fifth album, the duo broke up.
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3 Reasons to Bake Bread With Your Children 0
- Culture, Family, Featured, Health, MomThink
- September 16, 2026
Whether it’s summer vacation or a weekend off from school, parents across America dread the sight of their children hanging around the house saying, “I’m bored.” While there are many great options for wholesome activities that will keep children entertained and teach them something along the way, there’s one you may not have thought of:
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3 Reasons Shakespeare Would Fail a Modern MFA Program 0
- Culture, Education, Featured, Literature
- September 15, 2026
Today, Master of Fine Arts (MFA) programs in creative writing are often the norm for people who want to become serious about writing since they provide a structured, formal education in how to write fiction and poetry. With over 200 MFA programs in the U.S., one would expect we’d see more literary achievement than ever
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Need Inspiration? Read Epic Poetry!0
- Culture, Featured, Literature
- September 15, 2026
“One ought, every day at least, to … read a good poem.…” – Goethe Interest in the epics and poetry of antiquity is seeing a surprising revival in the 21st century. Part I of the retelling of the Arthurian series by Malcolm Guite, “Galahad and the Grail,” enjoyed wide success last spring and has the literary
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