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I’ve loved this poem for a long time. And all I have to add is that my father’s name is…

When the HirshhornMuseum told Laurie Anderson that it wanted to put on a big, lavish retrospective of her work, she…

After 30 years of having a room in the basement devoted entirely to Lego towns and villages, space stations and…

“Just keep matriculating that ball down the field, boys!” So went the Hall of Fame coach and broadcaster Hank Stram’s…

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During the first days of the Trump administration, when my attention was split between the endless scroll of news on…

I am 50. My father and I have not been especially close for all of my adult life because of…

When I receive disappointing news, I allow myself to wallow for exactly four minutes and 22 seconds: the length of…

“Uncertainty is a breeding ground for anxiety, and darkness is full of uncertainty,” says Krystal M. Lewis, a clinical psychologist…

My family’s ancestors, the Bibbs, were key figures in the establishment of Alabama. My great-uncle was its territorial governor, appointed…