Bruce Jenner’s perfectly imperfect transitionFrom 2015: Rather than emerging as a fully formed butterfly, he’s showing the world what happens inside the cocoon.
Heather Arlene Carr, 1974-2015A ‘defender of the weak’, she had a strong, nurturing way about her. She helped others as a social worker and a Wiccan priestess.
On spring miracles and monarch butterfliesThe monarch can rise to 10,000 feet. But every journey has its version of airport hell with bad food.
Einstein’s beef with Schrodinger: Book reviewA new book reveals the quarrels between the great scientist and his friend, Erwin Schrödinger, over quantum theory in physics
Does the cream always rise to the top? An argument against an idiomTabatha Southey takes snarky aim at a ’milquetoast’ argument at the Leacock Society debate
Why romance novelists are the rock stars of the literary worldRomance writing isn’t just a billion-dollar industry. It’s also the nicest meritocracy around.
The absolute, honest truth about UFOs The confirmed presence of extraterrestrials would give a much-needed boost to the presidency of Barack Obama, writes Scott Feschuk
Why Fido is our BFF: Book review Rescue dogs can bring out the humanity in all of us, which is why they’re used for therapeutic purposes with prison inmates
Ready, set, bet: The thing to do during Great Kate Wait 2 Betting on the royal baby name is big business, and a welcome distraction. So we joined in.
My grandfather would have shot me: Book reviewAuthor Jennifer Teege’s message—that dark secrets shed their toxic power when we share them—is an important one