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5 Myths About Fighting the Blues

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 04.05.2012

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Gretchen Rubin

We all have a few tricks for beating the blues -- things we do when we're feeling down. It turns out, however, that several popular strategies don't actually work very well in the long term.

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Safety vs. Bravery

Jennifer Hamady | Posted 02.28.2012

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Jennifer Hamady

Just as songs are to be shared, not merely sung, life is to be lived, not merely survived. So live while you're alive; let 2012 be a year filled with bravery, rather than safety.

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Legal Issues in a Painting of a Business on Fire

Brad Reid | Posted 10.31.2011

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Brad Reid

A recent article in the LA Times described an artist who placed his easel on the sidewalk in front of a bank branch office and produced a painting of the building on fire. Several legal issues are inherent in this situation.

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Freedom to Make Art, from Oscar to Junot

Ming Holden | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ming Holden

Last night's resplendent Academy Awards ceremony put me in mind of a less opulent affair: the Associated Writing Program's annual conference earlier this month in Washington, D.C.

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Mari Lyons: Every Object Rightly Seen

John Seed | Posted 04.11.2012

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John Seed

One of the values she seems to have absorbed from Cezanne is that there is an inherent abstract order to be gleaned from nature.

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The Power of Expressing Your Love

Anne Naylor | Posted 11.17.2011

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Anne Naylor

I wonder how many hold back their love. It "should" be the easiest thing in the world, but often it is not.

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Living A Poetic Life

Tamsin Rothschild | Posted 11.17.2011

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Tamsin Rothschild

Who would not want a little more poetry in their life? And I am not talking about drama, I am talking about poetry. And not necessarily Keats either.

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Women in Hip-Hop: The B-girl Be Festival

Lauri Lyons | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lauri Lyons

When it comes to women in hip-hop, don't call it a comeback. Women have been here for years.

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Michelle Obama's Facial Expressions: A Barometer Of The Administration (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Willow Lindley | Posted 11.17.2011

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Michelle Obama does not have much of a poker face. In fact, her facial expression has a tendency to reveal exactly what she's thinking. Earlier in th...

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