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The day we decide to grow up
Each year, thousands of Swedish children leave their pacifiers behind in a ritual that celebrates a special moment in childhood.
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In the blink of an eye
How do you capture 'Boyhood' and the passing of time? The late Matt Lankes had an idea.
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'You have to choose to wake up'
Lessons from an Italian cobbler who teaches shoe-making classes on the Spanish island of Mallorca.
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Just put one foot in front of the other
What I wrote back in 2011, when I was a young mom sending her son to the first day of school.
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The weight of what's missing
Catching up on stories you might have missed and measuring loss one tiny teaspoon at a time.
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An Outsider’s Inside Guide to Big Bend
West Texas is full of adventures (and headaches). Here’s what you need to know when you visit this remote, rejuvenating part of the state.
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What does it mean to have a sense of place?
The late architect Charles Moore, a founder of postmodernism, wanted us to look differently at the idea of place and placemaking.
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The things not seen are eternal
Austin architect Herman Dyal revisits his childhood church to find a place frozen in time.
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How do you level up a friendship?
'Wanna Play,' a new production by Austinite Christine Hoang, tackles the hilariously awkward world of making friends as an adult.
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From the archive: Household archaeology and the science of stuff
What do we uncover when peeling back the layers of a home?
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Potato chips and pimiento cheese sandwiches with a side of mutual aid
Drive-A-Senior’s annual Game Day brings elders, volunteers together for bingo, dominos, and lunch served on good old-fashioned white bread.
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The future's so bright, I gotta wear shades
At this year's SXSW, sorting the promises from the propaganda at Dubai's Museum of the Future.
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The Invisible Thread
The Invisible Thread
Weekly musings from Addie Broyles about the things that connect us that we cannot see.
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