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SLICES OF LIFE: Anyone relate? Didn’t think so

Humans are united by common bonds. We might be tempted or maybe better put inclined to focus on differences, but we are all united in the human condition and we share more common experiences than we m... read more

The most tedious parts of a hunt can still be time well spent

Turns out, the life was in the form of fleas, and they hadn't restricted their playground to my pants. I was crawling with them. The best I can remember, it was mid-November and bird hunting season wa... read more

Lia Braswell of A Place to Bury Strangers on the Purpose of Life

They’ve been playing some of these songs for ten years or so now ... my life. How do you think you’ve grown as a musician since you began touring? If I can intertwine the personal and musicianship, I ... read more

The curious timing of Facebook's first hardware product, the $200 'Portal'

And so ... But that didn't happen, and people learned about the Portal the same week they learned their Facebook accounts were hacked. As you could guess, the Portal announcement did not play out well ... read more

Why Is The Long Jump World Record So Hard To Break?

I mean [Usain] Bolt, that was an obvious thing for Bolt to do and he didn’t feel ... think Roger Bannister, whose historic 3:59.4 mile world record lasted just 46 days. Lewis believes that, because Be... read more

Melissa McCarthy Talks Drama, Importance of Talent in Can You You Ever Forgive Me?

Melissa McCarthy does not see a lot of herself in Lee Israel, the real-life author and notorious forger ... about why I’m not going to to work, so see you later.” It is also the reason McCarthy didn’t ... read more

Building life around loss, Judy and Dennis Shepard continue to fight 20 years after their son's murder

When cold winds that smell like snow slice through ... is why she came. She didn’t want to think about the killers as people, she told him. She didn’t want to feel so angry. read more

Per Capita Davis: The media could use change of language

This immediately set me to figuring out if I could reasonably expect to be alive in 2045, and I think I have a (small) chance at that. So ... and that anyone who condones or ignores the attackers is n... read more

Why San Diego airport's plan for $3B makeover has drawn an avalanche of criticism

For anyone who ... property, it didn’t seem to face the kind of hurdle the San Diego Airport Authority says it would confront in using airport-related fees for financing such a transit system. Congest... read more

A 2018–19 NHL Season Preview Of Every Team, From Best To Islanders

I’m excited to see all of them except for the vile and villainous Boston Bruins, so read this thing and ... Well, the Lightning basically didn’t get anyone new this offseason, because they ... read more

American Girl: A Story of Immigration, Fear and Fortitude

“There’s so much emotion in the songs,” she said, and spoke wistfully about her middle school chorus, where she’d sung soprano. It was all that Maria and Jose could have dreamed for their children: ty... read more

Can anyone relate? Didn’t think so

This list is about the “or nots”: Ever think it sounds like a good idea to watch ... author and member of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. Don’t miss a slice; follow the Slices of Life pa... read more