The emotional fervor surrounding the Alabama-Auburn rivalry often overshadows the competition on the field, writes Adam Beam.

In an excerpt from her new book, “Art Work,” Sally Mann explains how blind chance steered her fortune from a young age.

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Social unrest and a pandemic set American politics aflame in mid-2020. Are there lessons to be learned from that tumultuous season? asks Tunku Varadarajan.

A Dutch fitness guru advocates unusual breathing techniques and cold plunges. An early convert now has reservations, writes Matthew Rees.

John “Grizzly” Adams—a relative of two U.S. presidents—entered the wilderness rather than politics. Bears were his closest companions, writes Dave Shiflett.

When people hurt us, we want to get back at them—it’s only natural. But do thoughts of retribution harm us? Are there alternatives? asks Andrew Stark.

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Artificial-intelligence tools can process huge amounts of data. Yet they lack the human mind’s capacity for intuitive understanding, writes Brandy Schillace.

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Horace prospered in the late Roman Republic and the empire of Augustus. His poetic works captured the image of their vicious times, writes Dominic Green.

During the struggle for American independence, artists on both sides of the Atlantic were moved to capture the moment in paintings and sculpture, writes Julia M. Klein.

Filler words such as “um” and “like” can ruin efforts to connect with an audience. To kick the habit, record yourself—and cringe, writes Laura Vanderkam.

Aristotle viewed the heart as the seat of the soul. A similar conception appears in Egyptian mythology and Judeo-Christian Scriptures, writes Adrian Woolfson.

Accumulating wealth helps you make more purchases without worrying about your finances. It can also create complications, writes Scott Nations.

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In Clémence Michallon’s work of suspense, murder and suspicion threaten the lives of a pair who have tried to put trauma in their past, writes Joanne Kaufman.

A married couple set sail from England in 1972 aiming for New Zealand. Everything changed when a whale struck their vessel, writes Hamilton Cain.

Jennifer Farber Dulos dropped her children off at school on May 24, 2019, and has never been seen since. What happened to her?.

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