The Case for Staying in Your Comfort Zone
Source: Fast Company
Writer Samantha Cole weighs the pros and cons of staying in your comfort zone, the premise of Meghan Daums’s book, The Unspeakable: And Other Subjects of Discussion.
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Running Down a Dream
Source: Outside
Read the story of Allen Martin, who coaches long-distance runners to succeed not only in the sport, but in life.
Why Yelp Emerged as a Site for Social Protest
Source: Eater
Looking for an outlet to be heard, people have increasingly gone to Yelp to offer satirical and straight-forward critiques of business owners who have made political statements.
Mary Wollstonecraft Biography
Source: Biography
Feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, who wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Woman in 1792, advocated for the education of women.
A Free Man’s Letter to A Former Slaveowner in 1865
Source: Smithsonian Magazine
In 1865, former slave Jourdon Anderson was asked to return to the farm where he had been held captive for 32 years. Read this article to learn more about Anderson’s witty, sarcastic response and to read excerpts from his letter.
Through August: Exploring hidden cost of Grand Coulee Dam
Source: Washington State University
Read to find out about a 2015 exhibit at Washington State University that explored the consequences of the construction of the Grand Coulee Dam, the subject of Sherman Alexie’s poem, “The Powwow at the End of the World.”
Is Too Much Ambition Making You Miserable?
Source: Inc.
The negative effects of Macbeth’s overpowering ambition are obvious, but striving for success at all costs can be detrimental in smaller ways to all of us.
Modern Humans Retain Caveman’s Survival Instincts
Source: LiveScience
Snakes and spiders top lists of things people fear, even though accidents and diseases are deadlier. The reason why harks back to the experiences of our early ancestors.
Teen Climber Survives Deadly Everest Avalanche
Source: CNN
Matt Moniz was named “Adventurer of the Year” in 2010 by National Geographic when he was just 12! At 17 years old he realized his dream to climb Mount Everest but was also caught up in a deadly avalanche.
Woman On Street Attacked By Giant Snail, It Seems
Source: NPR
The artist Julian Beever uses perspective to create amazing sidewalk art that looks three-dimensional—as long as you look at it from the right angle.