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Big 2025 Energy

"I must say I hope the coming year will be better than the last one, which, I think, was sheer hell." -- Edith Sitwell

Big 2025 Energy
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Meet Tony DiTerlizzi

A conversation with illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi, an iconic photo, and...a stegosaurus IPO?

Meet Tony DiTerlizzi
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Notre Dame Returns

"For love is like a tree: it grows by itself, roots itself deeply in our being, and continues to flourish over a heart in ruin." -- Victor Hugo

Notre Dame Returns
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The Black and White Edition

Utah again, plus killer whales and killer dresses.

The Black and White Edition
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Planetary Alignment (or lack thereof)

Planets, presidents, and gongs.

Planetary Alignment (or lack thereof)
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Sharp Objects: A Meditation

TMI or TMJ? You be the judge.

Sharp Objects: A Meditation
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Giants

"We need to be our most giant selves; to think our most giant thoughts; express ourselves in the biggest way possible, and give ourselves permission to be GIANTS." -- Alicia Keys

Giants
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An Evening with Dr. Jane Goodall

When I am ninety years old, I want to look back on my life with the same amount of grace, wisdom, and humor as Dr. Jane Goodall does. The famed primatologist spoke in Atlanta this past Wednesday night, not only about her pioneering work with chimpanzees in East Africa, but

An Evening with Dr. Jane Goodall
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Dancing Flamenco with Julie Galle Baggenstoss

"We are not strippers. We do not dance to mariachi or salsa music."

Dancing Flamenco with Julie Galle Baggenstoss
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The Ballad of Ben Lomond

Plus, a profile of Chef Mauro Colagreco, an ode to the Menton lemon, and a feminist (maybe) shark flick.

Photo by Paige Bowers.