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The nurse who saw more than a patient
Early in the hospital’s night shift, Aimee rolled her computer on a tall stand into Marie’s room. Dressed in full scrubs, she looked much like every other nurse who came in every hour or two, in constant rotation, to check my older relative’s vitals. But…
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The quiet work holding us all up
Michael Lewis is best known for turning obscure subjects into stories we love: baseball statistics, mortgage bonds, offensive linemen. In The Blind Side, Moneyball, and The Big Short, he told the stories of hidden systems by finding the people who understood them best. His latest bestseller, Who Is Government:…
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Dirt Roads and Duct Tape for a Cleaner Planet
Whisky Tango. Mud Light. Bat Claw (formerly White Claw). The names conjure up images of friends raising a glass at a local bar. But instead, picture the most impractical, unconventional vehicles you can imagine – some of which probably shouldn’t even be on the road…
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The 30-second trick that transforms every interaction
At Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School in Atlanta, the day starts differently. They don’t jump straight into math, science, vocabulary or reading. Before the lesson begins, the school makes room for something just as important: connection. Teachers begin each class with “connection over content,”…
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Long game, big cathedral energy
When news reports in mid-June showed Pope Leo conducting a historic mass at Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia cathedral to mark the structure’s official completion, I did a double take. When I visited more than a decade ago, it was “almost done.” It had already been under…
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How “Country Roads” became our post-game national anthem
After the U.S. Men’s World Cup soccer team’s 2-0 win over Australia on June 19, players on the field looked up in awe as nearly 70,000 fans broke out in song. In an odd twist of fate, the Seattle stadium vibrated to the sound of…
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Why Japanese fans clean the stadium after every game
Have you ever seen the stands of a major sports stadium after the game is over? Water bottles, soda cups, and half-eaten food left under the seats. Napkins and paper strewn everywhere. Beer trickling out of cans that were kicked over as people leave in…
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Success of “bad dad art” shows perfection isn’t the goal
When British dad Jamie Lee Matthias gave his wife Kate a picture he had painted as a gag gift for their 2024 wedding, it was so bad she refused to hang it on the wall. Instead, she posted it lightheartedly on social media. Little did…
