The Warminster Library will hold a historical re-enactment with the literary figure known for living at Walden Pond in the ...

The Oxford University Press uses lexicographers —people who author dictionaries — to track which words or phrases were most used and that most reflect the last 12 months. Brain rot’s usage increased ...

Thoreau worried about society’s desire to dumb down complex ideas. He feared a decline in intellect when he wrote the ...

Sometimes, when the open road isn’t quite available, the best way to explore the USA is through your imagination. The ...

Oxford University Press noted that the term actually goes back to 1854 and was used, hyphenated, by Henry David Thoreau in “Walden.” But it has gained prominence in recent years over “concerns about ...

As 2024 was coming to a close, Oxford announced its word of the year. While it may seem frivolous, everyone should work to counteract it, especially those who find themselves mindlessly doom-scrolling ...

What I found at the top of the mountain was a radiant view over the blue Pacific, freedom from all distraction and a day that ...

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Abe Lincoln was a cabin dweller. Henry David Thoreau spent a couple of years in one near Walden Pond. Ethel Waters, on Broadway and in film, sang longingly about a cabin parked high in the sky.

Making resolutions is easy. Making them stick? Not so much. That’s why we’ve combed through the newest self-help books to bring you the 12 most useful published now through April. We’ve found advice ...