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The Log From the Sea of Cortez: John Steinbeck’s Forgotten Masterpiece on How to Think and the Art of Seeing... Arts
themarginalian.org 4 hours ago

The Log From the Sea of Cortez: John Steinbeck’s Forgotten Masterpiece on How to Think and the Art of Seeing...

In 1940, as war tore the world apart, John Steinbeck waded into tide pools and found a different kind of truth - one...

How Community Football Is Helping Youth Stay Out of Trouble - Positive News Sports
Positive News 12 hours ago

How Community Football Is Helping Youth Stay Out of Trouble - Positive News

When a young man with a history of carrying knives began showing up voluntarily to Saturday morning training sessions...

'They Take Your Brokenness and Put It Together' Community
Reasons To Be Cheerful 14 hours ago

'They Take Your Brokenness and Put It Together'

At a jail in Topeka, Kansas, a Rotary club built around fighting human trafficking discovered something unexpected:...

Oakland Kids Can Now Borrow Sports Gear for Free at This Special Library | the Optimist Daily Youth
The Optimist Daily 18 hours ago

Oakland Kids Can Now Borrow Sports Gear for Free at This Special Library | the Optimist Daily

After 18 years watching families in East Oakland go without, parks worker Maribel Lopez held onto a small idea and a...

A 123-year-old Japanese Sweets Shop in Los Angeles Finally Gets the Spotlight It Deserves Community
Upworthy 20 hours ago

A 123-year-old Japanese Sweets Shop in Los Angeles Finally Gets the Spotlight It Deserves

Fugetsu-Do, a Japanese sweets shop tucked into Los Angeles' Little Tokyo, has been making mochi and manju since 1903...

Games People Play: the Revolutionary 1964 Model of Human Relationships That Changed How We (Mis)Understand Ourselves and Each Other –... Arts
themarginalian.org 1 day ago

Games People Play: the Revolutionary 1964 Model of Human Relationships That Changed How We (Mis)Understand Ourselves and Each Other –...

Maria Popova's exploration of Eric Berne's 1964 landmark *Games People Play* offers something quietly unsettling: the...