Barbara Kingsolver Writes Standing Up Because Sitting Made Her Back Explode
A novelist wakes before dawn, writes standing, and pours words into the keyboard until evening.
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Category: Life
Health, money, habits and the ordinary business of getting through a week.
FDA approves PTSD drug developed overseas for US veterans
Trump's FDA brings a PTSD treatment back to America, ending the need for veterans to travel abroad for care.
The Lacoste Polo Shirt Worn by Pharrell and Gavin Casalegno Is 63% Off on Amazon Prime Big Deals Day
A polo once worn by many a star, now marked down by sixty-three percent at Amazon, for a price most reasonable.
Collider’s Eight Essential Sci-Fi Novels, Ranked
Collider's list of eight essential sci-fi books, from absurdist comedy to dystopian terror, shaping the genre forever.
TikToker Says Family Called Him ‘Bougie’ After He Set Boundaries and Quit Family Chaos
A man says his family treated him differently after he started setting boundaries and changing his lifestyle, exposing their excuses.
Nobel Prize in Medicine Goes to Deisseroth, Hegemann and Nagel for Optogenetics
Three researchers win Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for developing optogenetics, using light to control brain activity.
Pennsylvania Crosses 1,000 Measles Cases as Outbreak Surpasses 1991 High
Pennsylvania's measles outbreak tops 1,000 cases, 5 dead; CDC offers aid, but no formal request from PA.
US monitors Siberian lab worker’s death after plague accident at anti-plague institute
A lab worker in Siberia died after a plague institute accident. The US watches as Russia quarantines and locks down the facility.
Light-Controlled Brain Cells Earn Nobel Prize for Deisseroth, Hegemann and Nagel
A Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been bestowed upon a method that commands nerve cells with light, a singular triumph of scientific inquiry.
The Technology to Eradicate Mosquito-Borne Disease Exists — the FDA Just Won’t Approve It
A gene drive can wipe out disease-carrying mosquitoes. The FDA has stalled approval for over a decade while outbreaks rage.
Why Fairfax County Needed a New Catholic High School: St. Jerome Offers a Distinct Path
A new Catholic school opens in Fairfax County, Va., with a seminar method, classics, and arts, aiming to draw families from public schools.
Nonprofits Are Too Busy to Ask People to Give Back — Here’s How That Changes
A professor argues reframing busyness as empowering can boost volunteering rates, challenging the usual excuse of being too busy.