On this day (January 8) in 1979, Sara Carter, the lead singer and autoharp player on many of the Carter Family’s recordings, died in Lodi, California. She was 79 years old. She was a member of the ...

When I think back on my childhood, my happiest memories aren't tied to things I owned. They're about the freedom of growing up in a small Ohio town where everyone knew your name and kids ran in packs.

Getting students to buy into the project of a course has become a more urgent challenge in recent years, many professors say. While many students are distracted by smart phones, tempted by generative ...

Ambient music remains an oft-misunderstood genre. Many assume it's elevator music with delusions of grandeur or something Brian Eno invented to irritate the bejesus out of his rock 'n' roll buddies.

Leading through volatility is now the most in-demand skill at U.S. companies (topping AI fluency), according to dozens of senior human resources executives I polled recently at Fortune 100 companies ...

One of the mistakes of teaching, I’ve learned through my years as a part-time professor, is to prepare so much that the students have no choice but to become passive recipients of knowledge that has ...

Water activities are a source of enjoyment for people of all ages, but they also come with inherent risks. Drowning remains a leading cause of unintentional injury-related deaths among children in the ...

Who knew that combining a sweet story about an adorable penguin and one about the atrocities of a political uprising in 1976 Argentina could have such charm? “The Penguin Lessons” does just that, ...

‘The Penguin Lessons’ dodges schmaltz and finds genuine warmth—thanks in large part to Steve Coogan’s dry wit and one tenacious bird. Image by Andrea Resmini/Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics Running ...