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"Orchidelirium" is a bedazzling, live horticultural spectacular, a sterling exhibition to celebrate the NYBG's 125th Anniversary.

Whether the reader is interested in the lives of Sartre, Beauvoir, and Heidegger, or in search of fulfillment of one’s own enlightenment, Sarah Bakewell’s "At the Existentialist Cafe: Freedom, Being, and Apricot Cocktails" account of the Existential movement is both fascinating and relevant.

I'm "Feeling the Bern" but I'm haunted by the ghost of George McGovern. Help!

The truth is that the "I Have a Dream" speech is a living thing, one that is as pertinent in 2016 as it was in 1963.

One reason campus sexual assault is such a tough issue to address is that it's so hard to come up with clear, effective language.

I worry that Malheur, after occupation by an armed militia group, will no longer be a protected place where coyote choirs color the night with magical music and millions of birds rest, feed, mate, and raise babies to fly high in the future.

Members of a program for the mentally ill homeless gathered with Teaching Artist Leo Schaff to create and perform a Christmas waltz to lift your spirits this holiday season.

In sloganeering, clarity must come first.

All this media attention on killers and terrorists is merely giving food to the monster that doth mock the hand that feeds it.

Taking time this Thanksgiving season to reflect with gratitude on both the divine and human good in our lives and to pray for the world, neighbors, friends, and family is more than just a nice thing to do. It can promote our own peace and a healthier world.