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As recounted in Adam Higginbotham's ''Challenger,'' the 1986 tragedy that riveted a nation was a preventable lesson in hubris and human error. CHALLENGER: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster [...]

For romantics like me, time is the architect's best collaborator. Decay transforms the banal into high art: Wallpaper and paint crackle into baroque curls; plaster softens to dust; floorboards bend; [...]

Larry Rohter's ''Into the Amazon'' celebrates the exploits of Cndido Rondon, the trailblazing explorer, scientist, statesman and more. INTO THE AMAZON: The Life of Cndido Rondon, Trailblazing Explorer, Scientist, Statesman, [...]

During the pandemic, 1 became obsessed with my rowing machine. 1 figured sweating and stretching surely would help prevent a meltdown. Every day, I used an app to rank my [...]

It's winter and a year into a pandemic, and I'm talking from my home in Boston via Skype with a doctor in Secunderabad, India--not for a diagnosis of any one [...]

Maine had been my haven since childhood. Then a virus arrived, and with it a fear of outsiders. On March 17, 2020, my husband and I fled our Boston apartment [...]

Since the time of the Incas, the fragrant palo santo tree has been harvested by shamans in Peru and Ecuador, who use its essential oils or smoke to cleanse away [...]

To the casual observer, maybe you were the perfect couple--the nubby fabric to each other's Velero, the oat milk to her latte, the peanut butter to his jelly. But on [...]

I don't want to mess with your meditation practice. Not today, not ever. And if you haven't joined the countless who have discovered meditation's gifts, now may be the time [...]

ICEBOUNDShipwrecked at the Edge of the WorldBy Andrea Pitzer Europeans once dreamed of an open sea at the top of the world. In 1606, Gerard Mercator, arguably the most famous [...]

THE PATH OF HURRICANE JOAQUIN. WHEN IT SANK IT TOOK THE LIVES OF ALL 33 ABOARD. INCLUDING EIGHT NEW ENGLANDERS. RACHEL SLADE WANTED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AND WHY. YOU [...]

Everyone who knows Pam Kueber wants to see her kitchen. It's aquamarine and steel and would easily turn June Cleaver green with envy. When people of a certain age first [...]

Could the health of a single nerve be the key to well-being? That's the idea behind a school of thought called poly vagal theory. Throughout our lives, the theory goes, [...]

Some people like their vacation houses big--equipped with every convenience and luxury. But photographer Lynn Karlin has a different idea. At her tiny lakefront home near Belfast, Maine, she can [...]

I was a burnt end, a frayed electrical cord, a tea kettle whistling on the stove just about boiled dry. I'd been working two jobs for a decade, and I [...]

The article discusses physical health solutions through yoga. Topics discussed include role of decrease in estrogen which lead to anxiety and depression, brain fog, memory loss, and weight gain; menopause yoga teacher training course to help women realize all the marvels that the third act promises; and importance of restorative yoga, breathwork, and meditation for women.

The article discusses how Ayurvedic medicine can teach people to tend to their own health and the environment. Topics mentioned include the similarity of osteopathic and integrative modern medicine with Ayurveda, the Traditional Medicine Strategy of the World Health Organization in 2002, and pandemics in major Ayurvedic texts such as the "Charaka Samhita" and "Sushruta Samhita."

The article focuses on the palo santo plant and its spiritual significance. Topics include the other species, Bursera graveolens, is also called palo santo but grows closer to the equator and being not on the Red List, the same spiritual effect from a questionably sourced box of sticks has snagged on Amazon, and the palo santo trees produce the finest oils when they die naturally and sit on the forest floor for several years.

Rachel Slade, author of Into the Raging Sea, recommends several books including "Evil Geniuses" by Kurt Andersen, "Work" by James Suzman, and "Craft" by Glenn Adamson. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the interior decoration of Pam Kueber's home in Berkshire County, Massachusetts which includes living room, kitchen, and office.

The article presents information on photographer Lynn Karlin's waterfront getaway cottage near Belfast, Maine. It specificallydiscusses the interior of the 400-square-foot 1904 home. Karlin used complementary paint colors to define distinct spaces within the cottage's open floor plan. Karlin opened up a bedroom wall to afford a view of the sitting area.