We Need to Raise Boys to Be Men, Not Just Not Girls
We have spent a generation telling boys what not to be. It is time to give them something to become.
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The Silent Hormone Destroying Performance
Chronic stress is not just making you tired. It is shrinking your brain, blocking fat loss, killing your testosterone, and keeping you anxious.Read More
Waking Up at 4 AM Is Not the Problem
I used to stress about waking up at 4 AM. Then I checked my sleep tracker. Turns out the God hour is notRead More
Weeping May Be the Closest Thing to Enlightenment
David Whyte says weeping may be the closest experience humans have to enlightenment. Camus says live to the point of tears. I haveRead More
Share a Table: What Jacques Pepin Posted on the 4th
Jacques Pepin came from France in 1959 and never left. On America's 250th birthday he posted two words: Share a table. Here isRead More
Weekend Watercolor #53: Rooftops, Villefranche-sur-Mer
Terracotta tiles tumbling toward the bay, Cap Ferrat in the blue distance. This week's watercolor is a painting from the rooftops of Villefranche-sur-Mer.
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Joie de Vivre Should Be a National Pastime
France has some of the lowest depression rates in the world. The secret is joie de vivre. Here is why it should beRead More
Madly. In Love.
Two climbers scaled the Empire State Building spire and got engaged at the top. Then they got arrested. Here is why the powerRead More
SpaceX and the East India Company: What History Teaches
As SpaceX extends humanity's reach into space, it raises an intriguing historical parallel with the East India Company. What happens when private enterprisesRead More
The Cha Gio Trail: Decades of Chasing the Perfect Vietn
From Germaine's in Washington, DC to hidden courtyards in Provence, a lifelong search for the perfect cha gio became a journey through memory.
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