- Welcome to the Poetry Pharmacy
Daily Edition • October 14, 2024 SUPPORTED BY Today is Indigenous Peoples Day, a celebration that coincides with the Columbus Day federal holiday. According to Randy’L Teton, a citizen of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe and U.S. Forest Service employee, the occasion is “a call to support the ongoing journey toward justice, equity, and healing for all Indigenous Peoples.” Read her reflection on the day, and consider celebrating by making a donation to the Warrior Women Project. Must Reads If your…Read more
- How to be kind to those you disagree with
Sunday Edition • October 6, 2024 SUPPORTED BY It’s fall marathon season, with races taking place all over North America (in fact, our own Associate Editor Ally Mauch will be participating in Chicago’s next weekend), but one quirky iteration has especially caught our fancy: the Hot Chocolate Run. With the tagline “will run for chocolate,” the multi-city event is hosted by USA Today and ideal for the “cocoa-crazy.” There are 5K, 10K, and 15K distances (as well as a virtual option), and all...
- How drones will clean up Everest
Daily Edition • October 5, 2024 SUPPORTED BY What if we told you that you could — and maybe should — write an obituary for yourself now? You may think it morbid, but the reflective exercise is actually rooted in life, not death. “It seems dreadfully unfair that we wait until after our deaths to write them and never get to read them ourselves,” author Kelly McMasters shares in The New York Times. “Writing your obituary while you’re still alive can offer clarity about your life and, mercifully,...
- US sunscreen quality might soon get a boost
Daily Edition • October 4, 2024 SUPPORTED BY Flu season is inevitable as the colder months settle in, but you can control how you prepare for potential sickness. Pediatric emergency room doc (and mom of four) Meghan Martin recommends putting together a “flu box” with essentials like over-the-counter painkillers, a thermometer, electrolyte powders, and saline nasal spray. That way, you won’t have to frantically run to the drugstore when someone in your household comes down with an illness. See...