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Quote of the Day by famous American transcendentalist writer Henry David Thoreau: 'How vain it is to sit down to write...' – Walden author's timeless reminder that life must be experienced before it is explained

Henry David Thoreau, a profound American thinker, championed experiencing life directly over mere observation. His philosophy, rooted in Transcendentalism, stressed individuality and intuition, urging people to connect with themselves and nature. Thoreau's Walden experiment exemplified this, proving that true wisdom and meaningful creation stem from active living, not just contemplation,…

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Trump's Illegal War in Iran Is Financed by Your Taxes. That's a Good Reason To Stop Paying Them.

If Congress will not deploy the power of the purse to restrain a lawless administration and an illegal war, then it falls to the public to do so.

Reason

‘His perspective is so relevant’: the A-listers bringing Henry David Thoreau back to screen

Ken Burns’s new three-part documentary shows why it’s not too late for us to learn from the great naturalist

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Lakeshore shallows can be biodiversity hotspots – but warming is changing their complex ecology

The 19th-century American naturalist Henry David Thoreau described the small freshwater lake at Walden as “Earth’s eye” – a measure of the complexity of ecological interactions.

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The Parallel Path by Jenn Ashworth review – a soul-searching walk across England

Forget the Salt Path – this writer’s introspective journey provides genuine food for thought

The Guardian - UK

How a federal monument's new welcome center in Maine honors Native Americans

A new welcome center at the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in Maine tells the story of the land from the perspective of its original inhabitants — the Native Americans who comprise the Wabanaki Confederacy

The Independent UK

Why I quit my homestead dream just as farmer tradwives became mainstream

Our homesteading journey began with self-sufficiency and a dream, but it evolved through loss and social media fame

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Online brain rot is undermining our ability to tell meaningful stories

I teach a course on the relationship between social media and society at Durham College. As part of their assessments, I ask my students to reflect on their social media use.

The Conversation

Climate activists ‘did what they did out of sacrifice’, appeal court told

Lawyers invoke philosophies of Hannah Arendt and Henry David Thoreau in bid to have long sentences of 16 protesters quashed

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: You think you’ve seen it all, then you buy a UV torch

Lightwood, Derbyshire: Lightwood, Derbyshire: Shine it on a simple green plant like moss or saxifrage and they become glittering, baroque jewels

The Guardian - UK

Oxford University Press's 2024 Word of the Year: which words did not make the cut?

The Oxford Word of the Year has previously included culturally significant terms such as ‘chav’, ‘selfie’ and ‘sudoku’

Evening Standard

Places around the world you need to visit if you're a bookworm at heart

Love a good book? Then taking inspiration from these destinations might be a good idea for your next trip

Woman & Home

Harvard faculty banned from campus library for silent ‘study-in’ protest of suspended pro-Palestine students

Elite univerity has been at center of national campus debates around Israel-Hamas war

The Independent UK

Hidden gem: Walden Books, Chalk Farm — a place of 'eccentricity and magic'

David Ellis uncovers a North London bookshop with a ‘strange kind of distinction’

Evening Standard

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Person Asks Online: “What Is The Most Beautiful Place You Have Ever Visited?”, Gets 33 Answers

People online are sharing the most stunning places they've visited and here are 33 of them. The post Person Asks Online: “What Is The Most Beautiful Place You Have Ever Visited?”, Gets 33 Answers first appeared on Bored Panda.

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People Are Sharing The Things They Regret Finding Out, And Here Are The 30 Juiciest Ones

Henry David Thoreau summarized his two years of simple living in the conclusion of Walden: "Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth." But do we always want to know the truth? The post People Are Sharing The Things They Regret Finding Out, And Here Are The 30…

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Campus protests are part of an enduring legacy of civil disobedience improving American democracy

They didn’t illegally camp out in local parks or on college campuses, as many protesters did across the U.S. recently. But back in 1773, the Boston Tea Partiers broke the law when they protested British Colonial taxes by throwing tea into Boston Harbor.

The Guardian - UK

‘You play the cards you’re dealt’: is Viggo Mortensen Hollywood’s most versatile star?

Actor, director, poet, musician, photographer, publisher – there is nary a creative endeavour to which the American hasn’t turned his hand. He discusses his ‘strange’ work with Lisandro Alonso – and accidentally starring in his own film

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'Now I am become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds' – the Bhagavad Gita explained

In our Guide to the Classics series, experts explain key works of literature.

Evening Standard

What is National Simplicity Day and who is Henry David Thoreau?

Fancy a carefree and laidback life? Try your hand at taking a step back and finding inspiration in the 19th-century American thinker

The Conversation

On International Yoga Day, lessons from the first American yogi – Henry David Thoreau

International Yoga Day, dedicated to celebrating yoga as part of the “intangible cultural heritage of humanity,” has proved controversial since its inception in 2015.

Daily Mirror

Unabomber dead: Ted Kaczynski's cause of death REVEALED after killer found in cell

Ted Kaczynski, 81, was discovered unresponsive at a federal prison in North Carolina on Saturday decades after he terrorised the US with a series of targeted bombings

Daily Mirror

Who was Unabomber Ted Kaczynski? Criminal mastermind and pathetic loner who terrorised US

The Unabomber, Theodore Kaczynski, has been depicted in various artistic works, and inspired popular culture, with movies and TV series centred around his criminal mastermind

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‘Unabomber’ dies in US prison at age 81

Theodore Kaczynski committed 16 bombings from 1978 and 1995, killing 3 and permanently maiming several of his victims.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Unabomber’ Ted Kaczynski, a Chicago native, dies in federal prison at 81

Years before the Sept. 11 attacks and the anthrax mailing, the “Unabomber’s” deadly homemade bombs changed the way Americans mailed packages and boarded airplanes, even virtually shutting down air travel on the West Coast in July 1995.

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