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The First Pen

A New Literary Fantasy to Read in 2026

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If You Love Neil Gaiman, Erin Morgenstern, or Mythic Magical Realism If you’ve been searching for a new liter...

Espiritu

Hidden Secrets of Angkor Wat, A Journey Through History, Spirit, and Sacred Stone

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Angkor Wat is more than Cambodia’s national symbol. It is more than the largest religious monument on Earth. I...

Personal Growth

Why Your Creativity Matters

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From the Kate Bowler podcast with Elizabeth Gilbert The indomitable Liz Gilbert (of EAT, PRAY, LOVE fame) jo...

Sea of little fires

Matsuo Basho: A Little Fire That Walked Through Mountains

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For A Sea of Little Fires In a world driven by noise, speed, and spectacle, Matsuo Basho offers a powerful le...

Conservation Today

Adopt A Coral

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Adopting a coral with CoralGardeners.com is like giving the ocean a high five! When you adopt a coral, you're ...

@Home

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Ever catch yourself spiraling into the black hole of “What ifs” and “Maybe I should’ve said…”? Welcome to the ...

Wakingupfree

3 Parts of LOVE

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It's easy to love people that are easy to love. The practice for me comes in loving the ones that my ego t...

Personal Growth

A Culture of Goodbye, Are We Losing the Ability to Get Along?

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We've become a culture of people who often end relationships prematurely. Sometimes this is necessary and even...

Going Green

Molten Salt Batteries Go Global, A Clean Energy Revolution in Heat Storage

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In a quiet facility outside Hamburg, Germany, a salt-based thermal battery is turning heads—and transforming t...

Together we rise

Initial reflections on Accountability in education Meeting our commitments

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From Right to Education, David Archer: "The new Global Education Monitoring Report is ground-breaking in pla...

Healthy Pleasures

Avocado Corn Tomato Salad

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A vibrant, refreshing summer salad loaded with creamy avocado, sweet corn, and juicy cherry tomatoes—tossed in...

Going Green

Fueling Jets with Just Sunlight and Air? Switzerland Made It Happen

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In a world-first breakthrough, researchers at ETH Zurich have created synthetic jet fuel using only sunlight, ...

Sea of little fires

Empowering Girls Through Education: Malala Yousafzai’s Mission and the Global Fight for Equality

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One Voice That Changed the World In a world where over 120 million girls are out of school, the story of Mala...

The First Pen

The Ecological Elegance of Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver

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Barbara Kingsolver’s Prodigal Summer is a lush, evocative novel that seamlessly intertwines ecology, human con...

True Colors

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“My boyfriend had been dead four minutes and I was asleep when he my nudged my arm. Baby, he said, I have some...

@Home

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2024 Toyota Land Cruiser 1958, The SUV for Real Adventures

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I’ve spent the better part of two decades around cars—test-driving them, reviewing them, talking about them un...

Bits in Time

Quantum entanglement

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Quantum entanglement is a phenomenon where two or more particles become interconnected, such that the state of...

Active Planet

Distinguished Gentleman's Ride 2025

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Setting the bar high in Buenos Aires with over 2000 riders joining in #DGR2025. We can't wait to see all rides...

True Colors

Maggie Vandewalle

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Artist: Maggie Vandewalle...

Natural World

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Active Planet

18 Activists You Should Absolutely Look Out for in 2025

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From Global Citizen, By Akindare Okunola It’s been an eventful year all over the world for the mission to ...

Personal Growth

How to Navigate Adult Tantrums with Loving Detachment

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By ChatGPT & Paul Tupciauskas | IdealHive In adult relationships—romantic, familial, professional, or platoni...

The First Pen

Sacre Bleu, A Wild, Colorful Ride Through Art, Time, and Madness

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If you're a fan of historical fiction, satire, or just delightfully strange novels that make you laugh out lou...

Espiritu

Celebrations Honoring Spirit in Many Forms

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By IdealHive In an increasingly interconnected world, many are rediscovering the richness of spiritual tradit...

@Home

How to Create Sacred Space in Urban Life

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1. Design a Mindful Corner You don’t need much room—just intention. Set aside a small space in your home for ...

Poet's Corner

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When your heart is heavy and You can't create Sit for a while with your pain Inhale the breath of life and...

Going Green

Germany’s Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough: 100 Million°C in a Stellarator — And It’s Stable

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At a research facility in Greifswald, Germany, scientists at the Max Planck Institute have achieved a major mi...

Healthy Pleasures

Spinach & Feta Quiche with Sweet Potato Crust

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Spinach & Feta Quiche with Sweet Potato Crust Ingredients: Cooking spray 2 medium sweet potatoes, peele...

Bits in Time

Quantum Entanglement and Information Teleportation

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Quantum Entanglement and Information Teleportation: Foundations, Implications, and the Future of Communication...

Breathe

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Then one day I was walking along Tinker Creek thinking of nothing at all and I saw the tree with the lights in...

@Home

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#Bohem Style Every Where fb...

Poet's Corner

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The world is full of poems, but you have to be quiet to hear them. -Mary Oliver...

True Colors

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@Home

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Poet's Corner

Why Did I Come?

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From Uradiance, by Fred LaMotte: I did not come here to get angry. I did not come here to be sad. I di...

Personal Growth

What is Love?

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What Is Love? A Gentle Exploration of the Hungers That Shape Our Hearts What is love, really? We ask it in s...

Natural World

So many arms to write with

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Octopuses are basically the mad scientists of the sea—and not just because they’re brainy, have eight arms, an...

Healthy Pleasures

VEGAN PESTO SKILLET LASAGNA

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From Vegan Richa: "This easy Pesto Skillet Lasagna with mushrooms and basil pesto is made on the stove top in...

@Home

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Wakingupfree

Life's Not The Enemy

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Don't tell me this when I'm in the throws of suffering. This is the last thing I want to be reminded of wh...

Espiritu

Universalism, The Thread That Binds Us All

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What if, beneath all our languages, stories, beliefs, and boundaries, there existed a single thread? A golden ...

Together we rise

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Nelson Mandela, the iconic South African leader and anti-apartheid revolutionary, believed deeply in the trans...

Cognition

Small Minds, Sharper Missions, Kinder Outcomes

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By Paul J. Tupciauskas At first we assumed intelligence meant bigger. Bigger models. Bigger optimization tar...

Espiritu

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Sea of little fires

Behind the red door, Gilda Radner's Club

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Behind the Red Door: The Story of Gilda’s Club Tucked behind bold red doors in cities across North America, t...

Personal Growth

The Mourning Dove and the Gentle Pause, Mindfulness, Grace and Detachment

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There was once a small mourning dove who loved to perch on a slender branch just above a quiet forest path. Th...

Becky Sedah

The Search for Life on Europa, A Frozen World with Hidden Secrets

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Europa, one of Jupiter’s largest moons, has captured the imagination of scientists and science fiction authors...

Natural World

Witness the Magic, Sea Turtle Hatchings & the Perseid Meteor Shower in One Unforgettable Night

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Imagine this: You're standing barefoot on a warm beach under a velvet sky, watching dozens of baby sea turtles...

Natural World

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