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Quote of the Day by Walt Whitman: ‘I accept reality and dare not…’ - American poet’s sharp take on radical acceptance and objective truth

Embracing reality as it exists promotes tranquility within oneself and enables sound decision-making. This mindset allows people to face challenges openly, avoiding the traps of self-deception. Today's fast-paced world often distorts desires and truths, leading to confusion. Walt Whitman's insight encourages us to anchor our beliefs in tangible realities for…

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Walt Whitman's American Vistas

A new collection of Whitman's writing is a fitting read for the United States' 250th birthday.

Reason

Quote of the Day by Walt Whitman: “Happiness, not in another place but this place..." American poet's classic thought on happiness, mental peace and a timeless reminder on finding joy today

Quote of the Day: Walt Whitman's quote “Happiness, not in another place but this place...not for another hour, but this hour" encourages finding happiness in the present moment. This timeless message reminds us that joy exists right here and now and many people postpone happiness by waiting for future achievements…

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Quote of the Day by America's most original poet of all time, Emily Dickinson: 'That it will never come again...'- 'Because I Could Not Stop for Death' poet’s timeless reminder about the beauty of fleeting moments

Emily Dickinson's famous words remind us that life's sweetness comes from its temporary nature. The poet, who lived a quiet life in Amherst, Massachusetts, understood that moments gain value because they cannot be repeated. Her insights into impermanence offer a timeless lesson on appreciating the present. Dickinson's legacy continues to…

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Quote of the Day by America's most influential and innovative poet, Walt Whitman: 'Do I contradict myself? Very well...'- An inspiring quote by the Leaves of Grass poet about identity, change, and the many selves within us

Walt Whitman's iconic "I contain multitudes" quote challenges the notion of a singular identity, asserting that humans are complex beings shaped by countless experiences and emotions. This powerful reflection encourages embracing internal contradictions as a testament to a fully lived and evolving life, highlighting the beauty of human complexity and…

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David Hockney obituary

Ceaselessly inventive painter whose best known works were inspired by the light and colour he encountered in 1960s California

The Guardian - UK

27 Scientific Facts That May Make You See The World In An Entirely Different Light

One powerful quote commonly attributed to Walt Whitman is “Be curious, not judgmental.” It’s a self-explanatory quote that reminds us to always look at the world with wonderment and inquisitiveness. To help facilitate that, we have Instagram pages like Satisfy the Curiosity. Here are some of the posts we’ve collected…

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‘People are in awe’: exhibition unveils ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead

A rare gilded and complete Book of the Dead, used by ancient Egyptians to help them to the afterlife, is now on display in Brooklyn

The Guardian - US

Please, anything but a twee revival!

With its feel-good banalities, Tom Hiddleston's latest film lands somewhere between sincerity and "YOLO: The Movie"

Salon

Protests, parades and Pride: One week in June 2025 is drawing stark American fault lines

On the first weekend: a vision of the nation built upon inclusivity and the tenets of liberalism — a conception of country that incorporates generations of fights for equity, for compassion, for expanding what it means to be an American

The Independent UK

Stephen King on 'The Life of Chuck,' the end of the world and, yes, joy

So vividly drawn is Stephen King’s fiction that it’s offered the basis for some 50 feature films

The Independent UK

Like today’s selfie-takers, Walt Whitman used photography to curate his image – but ended up more lost than found

When I read and study Walt Whitman’s poetry, I often imagine what he would’ve done if he had a smartphone and an Instagram account.

The Conversation

Brilliant, moving, thought-provoking! Simon & Schuster is dispensing with book blurbs – will it make any difference?

It is rare to see a newly published book that doesn’t come with a ringing endorsement from at least one or two familiar names. Well known authors will laud a new title as “brilliant”, “moving” or “thought-provoking” and testify that they were “unable to put it down” – or something…

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Compassion amid chaos − how one of America’s greatest poets became a lifeline for wounded soldiers

With over 40 armed conflicts now taking place around the world, the costs of warfare are immense and continue to mount with each passing day.

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How do you read a poem? Embrace the sound, the strangeness and the ambiguity

A word is dead When it is said, Some say, I say it just Begins to live That day. – Emily Dickinson If someone asked you how you felt and you said you had “a sense sublime of something far more deeply interfused, whose dwelling was the light of setting…

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Strange Relations: Masculinity, Sexuality and Art in Mid-Century America by Ralf Webb review – sex and the literary lions

A concise study of Tennessee Williams, John Cheever, Carson McCullers and James Baldwin, and how their sexuality informed their work, veers between lecture-hall lit crit and novelistic immediacy

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Ice baths, rare steak and no masturbation: was Walt Whitman the first wellness influencer?

The poet’s strident views, outlined in an 1858 article entitled Manly Health and Training, are remarkably similar to many popular gurus operating in the modern manosphere

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Appeals court tells Texas it cannot ban books because it dislikes ideas within

Conservative-dominated court restores books to school libraries in case spurred by titles containing ‘butt’ and ‘fart’

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Best Presidents Day Lessons and Activities

These Presidents Day lessons and activities are all free, easy to access and provide many different ways of teaching and learning about U.S. presidents.

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David Hockney review – a dazzling victory parade from a boundless lover of life

Whether channelling Picasso, depicting Celia Birtwell or capturing Harry Styles, the artist communicates profound joy – and his most recent paintings really boom with energy and hope

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Ancient pictograph vandalism at Bon Echo Provincial Park reveals an ongoing disregard for Indigenous history and presence

Vandalism has once again marred the ancient Indigenous pictographs nestled within Bon Echo Provincial Park about two hours west of Ottawa and north of Kingston, Ont.

The Guardian - UK

Poem of the week: Life and Song by Sidney Lanier

Imagining the poet as a kind of musical instrument is a somewhat dotty thought, but here the conceit resonates with irresistible musicality

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh woman met fiancé on dating app seconds after landing in New York

Speaking to CNN, an Edinburgh woman has told of her whirlwind romance that started seconds after she landed in New York for a work trip - and got a notification from the dating app Bumble.

Evening Standard

Vaughan Williams - A Celebration at the Royal Festival Hall review: showed the sheer power of the Bach Choir

One of Britain’s most cosmopolitan composers was celebrated with a forceful performance of the immense A Sea Symphony

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Bob Dylan's 'The Philosophy of Modern Song' book is a love letter to music — and, um, polygamy

Bob Dylan doesn't think much of the current state of songwriting or of contemporary pop music, two points underscored in his sometimes dizzying, sometimes confounding, but rarely less than absorbing new book, "The Philosophy of Modern Song." But he does think polygamist marriages are greatly underrated, about which more in…

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