Those Other Ancestors

Neandertals were big, with bigger intellects than you might think

Love the One You’re With

Sometimes we must settle for approximations

The Limits of Limits

An inside view of Orthodox Judaism

The Town Behind the One You Can See

Where you live is not always what it seems

Where’s the “The”?

Do babies mistake function words for object labels?

Our National Raptor

The bald eagle makes a big impression, but its voice is small

Hidden Meanings

Who we are colors how we understand language

The Lottery Society

How to make it in America

To: The National Passport Processing Center, Philadelphia

Re: The photo in question

Magic Fingers

Do baby sign language courses really work?

Cudillero

“The Terrorist, He’s Watching” by Wislawa Szymborska

Poems read aloud, beautifully

Keepers of the Old Ways

Eliot Stein on the people keeping cultural traditions alive

Above the River of Your Longing

Two new prompts

Casa Gorín

“The Purse-Seine” by Robinson Jeffers

Poems read aloud, beautifully

Birthday Boy

“The Horses” by Ted Hughes

Poems read aloud, beautifully

Amy Wetsch

Life, magnified

New Year, Old Year

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