❤️ Kindness

• 🏢Your neighbor must be everyone

  Lake County Sheriff Mark C. Curran Jr. shares his reflections after serving a week in jail to gain empathy and insight into the lives of inmates.

• 🕊️Depressed, minority church-going teens

  This study highlights the complex relationship between religious participation and adolescent mental health, particularly among minority teens.

• 🎶Never mind the propaganda, let’s dance!

  An exploration of the vibrant musical culture of Kinshasa and the phenomenon of libanga in Congolese music.

• 🍍Fruteria on the corner of Billinghurst and Mansilla, by Thomas Locke Hobbs

  A thoughtful reflection on the artistry of fruit displays, inspired by a special pineapple.

• 🚕Abu Ali, Shabbos Goy

  A unique interaction between cultures emerges when a Muslim taxi driver helps observant Jews on the Sabbath.

• 🏐The only pro game in Cambodia

  An inspiring look at how disabled sports in Cambodia help restore culture in the wake of conflict.

• 🎭Eighty percent of success ..

  Quoting Woody Allen

• 🏠All-the-way House

  A look at Children of the Night, a unique shelter providing care and opportunities for former child prostitutes.

• 🎵Mix CD | Hold On

  For a while, I've been interested in the ways that repeating a word over and over can change it—sometimes it loses meaning, becoming a simple babble of repeated sounds. In other cases, the repetition increases the strength and depth of the word.

• 🌍Decolonizing Harry

  Reflecting on the complexities of class, race, and intentional community living, and the struggles of pursuing simplicity and the unintended consequences of well-meaning and not-so-well-meaning ideals.

• 🤔Theme-park theodicies

  George Saunders' _Pastoralia_ explores the absurdities and deeper truths of modern life through the lens of tragicomedy. Here, a young boy's struggle for identity and acceptance ultimately leads to profound questions about love and worth.