• Exploring the Tradition: Why Do We Reserve Specific Outfits for the Church?

    Sorting through a wardrobe recently revealed a distinct category labelled “church clothes,” highlighting a tradition of specialised attire for different activities that dates back to the 1960s. This practice raises questions about the enduring role of dress in religious settings. Debates and Historical Context Online forums and scholarly discussions show robust debates on the appropriateness

  • Earth Day sustainable ideas and weather history

    Learn about sustainable practices you can participate in and Fort Wayne’s Earth Day weather history.

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    306: Seemed Like A Good Idea at the Time

    A girl signs up for a class. A couple hires an accountant. A group of co-workers decides to pool their money and buy a couple of lottery tickets. In the beginning, they're full of hope and optimism — and then something turns. Stories of good ideas gone bad. Prologue: Paul was a cop. One night he was pulling second shift when he had a perfectly good idea: He'd stretch out in the back seat and take a little nap during his break. He fell right asleep, and slept well until he woke up and realized...

  • Catalyze your biggest ideas by creating your own 'in-between space'

    When I was in college, I drove across the country six times. Each fall, I would fuel up my Sahara-beige Mitsubishi Montero SUV for the 2,690-mile haul between my Los Angeles home and upstate New York where I attended Syracuse University. It was my personal Cannonball Run. Each September, I would stretch my Southern California summers as long as possible, squeezing in a few final days on Santa Monica’s sun-soaked coastline before heading to Syracuse’s blustery, gray winters. When it was time...

  • The big idea of Grand Unified Theories of physics

    Whenever we think about the Universe at a fundamental level, there’s always the temptation to wonder if reality might somehow be simpler than we perceive it to be. As complex and diverse as the natural world is, it’s humbling to recognize that everything we see, perceive, and interact with is made of the same building blocks. Matter is made of atoms, which are made of protons, neutrons, and electrons; protons and neutrons are further made of quarks and gluons. There are other particles as well:...

  • Best Gifts For Women Who Have Everything: 57 Ideas for Her

    From pop culture candles to the best Apple products.

  • Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine talk reaction to ‘Idea of You’

    Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine join TODAY to talk about the reaction to their new movie “The Idea of You” and the renewed popularity of romantic comedies. They also open up about their chemistry tests that included Galitzine serenading an entire room with a song and dance.

  • The big idea: what would culture look like without nightlife?

    Live music venues, clubs and bars feed creativity and drive social change. But they’re increasingly in dangerA few weeks ago, I decided to walk from London Bridge, up through Soho, to Marylebone, to catch a train home to the West Midlands. It was late-ish on a Friday afternoon, early spring was in the air, and I had time to kill. I was expecting the familiar mass of people finishing work, spilling out of pubs, standing around on corners, but the city streets were dead. It felt more like an early...

  • 11 Double French Manicure Ideas That Are Cooler Than The Classic

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  • 55 Chic, Flattering Outfits Under $35 That Don't Cling To Your Body

    From on-trend dresses to breathable wide-leg pants, these loose, flowy outfits prove that chic can still be comfortable and cute.

  • Choosing the president by national popular vote: A horrible idea

    It’s time for the quadrennial discussion of the Electoral College. Every four years more than a few folks wonder aloud why the U.S. president isn’t simply chosen via a national popular vote.

  • What's on TV this week—The Veil, The Idea Of You, Hacks season 3

    Welcome to What’s On, our weekly picks of must-watch shows. Here’s what you need to watch from Sunday, April 28 to Thursday, May 2. All times are Eastern. [Note: The weekend edition of What’s On drops on Fridays.] The biggies The Veil (FX on Hulu, Tuesday, 12:01 a.m.) In FX’s political thriller The Veil, Elisabeth Moss plays ruthless MI6 agent Imogen Salter, whose mission is to travel with a suspected ISIS commander, Adilah (Yumna Marwan), from Syria to France and thwart the terrorist attack...