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September 26, 2024
Elizabeth Rosner says listen and learn
Elizabeth Rosner‘s new book, Third Ear: Reflections on the Art and Science of Listening, is by no means a prescriptive, how-to, self-help book. But...
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April 23, 2024
The Magnificence and Versatility of ‘Buddhist Meat’
A conversation with Marie Brennan about fungi on a blustery day in late March is swift, targeted and overwhelmingly shroomy. That’s shroomy in the...
February 23, 2024
Caroline Paul’s Adventurous Aging
Setting out to resolve a puzzling question about why women over the age of 50 choose or are forced into lives of fear over...
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February 23, 2024
The Elevated Spaces of Redmond Aldrich Design
Every space designed by Redmond Aldrich Design is a multitasker.
“Even a corner can be given jobs,” says founder and creative director Chloe Redmond Warner....
December 27, 2023
East Bay Schools Prioritize Mental Health for Student Success
Head-Royce School, Julia Morgan School for Girls, East Bay School for Boys, The Athenian School, Mills College at Northeastern University and Saint Mary's College of California provide a variety of counseling and support services to their student populations, including specialized programs for LGBTQ+, underserved and immigrant populations.
December 27, 2023
Bentley School’s Joyful Learning Culture for K-12 Students
Bentley School's two campuses in Oakland and Lafayette offer a co-educational program with ambitious academic and social-emotional goals, a joyful learning culture, and financial assistance for 25% of students.
November 29, 2023
The Loneliness Epidemic
Lately, I’ve been asking family, friends and even near-strangers if they’ve ever experienced loneliness and if the pandemic made it worse. If one is...
November 29, 2023
Gift Guide: Delight All the Parts
One would never think the best gifts for giving gustatory, olfactory and optical satisfaction—respectively, taste, smell and sight—would come from a factory, a nonprofit...