Terra Firma, or: Until Our Feet Are Again On Solid Ground
We take the train from Union Depot in St. Paul, Minnesota west through North Dakota into Montana, stop in Glacier National Park for a three-day hike, then continue the journey through Idaho...
Now India (7 Minutes to Sunrise)
The first sounds of the morning are of tuk-tuk and taxi engines as they come to life, their honking horns alongside the footsteps of the city's informal working class taking to the...
No-Kill Shelters in Minnesota
There are many options for finding a new four-legged friend, from the Humane Society to working with a breeder directly. A new trend starting to heat up is heading to a no-kill shelter: These...
The State of Mental Health in Minnesota
The conversation surrounding mental health has recently shined its spotlight on Minnesota. But not, unfortunately, for a good reason. Apparently, our state is quite depressed: According to a recent study conducted by BlueCross BlueShield...
Opinion: There’s nothing easy about discussing guns
This is a topic that has always been, and seemingly always will be, controversial: From the 2nd amendment's staunch "right to bear arms" supporters, to mad-men massacres of the innocent, to children killing themselves with...
Changing Your Address
Your entire life can fit inside a moving truck. Everything you've ever owned tucked away in cardboard boxes. Finding all those socks that you thought you lost. Then they'll go missin again; so many socks...
That’s all for humans: Google’s DeepMind AI is crushing pro gamers
Humans had a good run as caretakers of the planet (for better, or, as many would argue, for worse), but our time is slowly drawing to a close: This week, humanity took one step...
Blame it on my youth: The struggles of a coming generation
Generation Z, those born between 1997 and 2015, now outnumber Millennials and have become the single largest population segment in the United States.
We described a positive outlook for the coming generation a few months...
15 New Slang Terms Explained
If you’re planning on using the internet at all this year, or conversing with someone under the age of 35, you’ll want to take a gander at this list of the newest slang terms...
Spark joy in your life — why you need to watch “Tidying Up with...
If you own a Netflix account, it's likely you have noticed one show pop up again and again: Tidying Up With Marie Kondo.
You might recognize the name Marie Kondo from her massively-popular book. Marie...