Revenge: Will You Feel Better?
Source: Psychology Today
What causes a person to seek revenge? Does revenge actually make the person feel better? Check out this article to learn about the psychology behind revenge.
Culture & Society
Eliza Griswold on the Importance of Taking Risks
Source: Outside
A young writer explains how she left a comfortable job to become a freelance journalist who would fly into hotspots on a moment’s notice.
Retirement Plan: Transatlantic Kayak Expedition
Source: National Geographic
Instead of settling for a simple retired life, Aleksander Doba decided to kayak from Florida to Lisbon, Portugal. He is paddling his way across the Atlantic Ocean in a special kayak.
Top 5 Influences on Regional Cooking in the United States
Source: How Stuff Works
Do you like Tex-Mex, Hawaiian, or Creole food? Check out this article about how other cultures’ cuisines have impacted food in the United States.
A Modern-Day Tale of Romeo and Juliet
Source: BBC
A couple arrested in Yemen have sparked a major Facebook campaign. Read this article to find out about this modern-day Romeo and Juliet.
U.S. Olympic Athlete Gives Up Team Spot to Twin Sister
Source: USA Today
What sacrifices would you make for a sibling? Read this article to find out why Tracy Barnes gave up her spot on the U.S. Olympic biathlon team for her twin sister.
Groundbreaking Slavery Exhibit Opens at Tennessee State Museum
Source: The Chattanoogan
A new exhibit at the Tennessee State Museum attempts to reconstruct the lives of slaves and slaveholders to give a better understanding of that time in history.
Mixtape of the Revolution
Source: The New York Times
Protest songs often document or even fuel the desire for political change. This New York Times article examines the importance of music in the revolutions of the Arab Spring.
Vicky Pryce: “Prison Clearly Does Not Work”
Source: The Guardian
Fresh from jail, the economist and author of Prisonomics explains why the system costs too much, locks up the wrong people, and does not prevent reoffending.
Hemingway on War and Its Aftermath
Source: National Archives
Although best know for his fiction, Ernest Hemingway was also a war correspondent and a Red Cross ambulance driver. Read this article from the National Archives to find out how Hemingway’s wartime experiences influenced his writing.