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Angelica Reis
‘Good Things Come to Those Who Wait’: The Virtue of Patience
In an earlier era, it was considered one of the highest virtues.
4/23/2024
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Arts & Tradition
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Mari Otsu
Memorializing the Fellah Woman
Léon Bonnat’s intimate scene of a peasant woman captures the values and sentiments of a dwindling way of life during Egypt’s expansion.
4/21/2024
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Traditional Culture
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Angelica Reis
Mice, Men, and Farming: ‘The Best Laid Plans ... Often Go Awry’
The saying, “The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry” helps us remember that we are not ultimately the ones in control.
4/16/2024
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Angelica Reis
The Wisdom of Mending Things Sooner Rather Than Later
Where does the saying ‘A stitch in time saves nine’ come from?
4/2/2024
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Bob Kirchman
‘Behold the Man!’: The Passion of Christ
Antonio Ciseri’s theatrical scene depicting the decision to put Jesus to death became an iconic Christian painting.
3/29/2024
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Traditional Culture
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Angelica Reis
‘Good Things Come to Those Who Wait’: The Virtue of Patience
In an earlier era, it was considered one of the highest virtues.
4/23/2024
Traditional Culture
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Kate Vidimos
Elementary, My Dear: O. Henry’s Short Story, ‘The Sleuths’
The simplest approach to finding something is often the best and most effective.
4/22/2024
Arts & Tradition
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Mari Otsu
Memorializing the Fellah Woman
Léon Bonnat’s intimate scene of a peasant woman captures the values and sentiments of a dwindling way of life during Egypt’s expansion.
4/21/2024
Traditional Culture
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Ariane Triebswetter
The French Loire Valley’s Cheverny Castle
In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we learn that a noble family calls this 600-year old castle home.
4/17/2024
Traditional Culture
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Kate Vidimos
Booth Tarkington’s Short Story, ‘The Spring Concert’
A 19th-century author reminds us of the radiating warmth of spring.
4/17/2024
Traditional Culture
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Angelica Reis
Mice, Men, and Farming: ‘The Best Laid Plans ... Often Go Awry’
The saying, “The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry” helps us remember that we are not ultimately the ones in control.
4/16/2024
Traditional Culture
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Marlena Figge
Chaucer, Longfellow, and the Tradition of Storytelling
Two classic poets tell grand tales while stopping at inns.
4/14/2024
Traditional Culture
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Angelica Reis
A Proverb of Perspective: ‘All That Glitters Isn’t Gold’
This proverb’s universal message can inspire us to look at life a little differently.
4/2/2024
Traditional Culture
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Angelica Reis
The Wisdom of Mending Things Sooner Rather Than Later
Where does the saying ‘A stitch in time saves nine’ come from?
4/2/2024
Traditional Culture
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Angelica Reis
A Proverb to Cherish: ‘One Good Turn Deserves Another’
From Aesop’s fables to a tale from Mississippi, this proverb deserves another turn.
4/1/2024