When winter settles in, keeping your house warm can feel like a constant battle against drafts, cold floors, and rising heating bills. The good news is that staying warm doesn’t always require cranking up the thermostat. Small, strategic changes — most of them unrelated to your heating system — can
The Holly and the Ivy. If you’re feeling tired of the standard set of classic holiday films, give The Holly and the Ivy a watch. In the movie, a family gathers at the home of their father — a recently widowed parson. This is not a happy reunion; hidden discord and disappointments, linked to the adul
To make winter a more enjoyable time of year, you ought to consider adopting certain practices you only do during this season — rituals that help to create a kind of liturgy for life.One of those practices could be fire meditation.Fire holds an instinctive attraction. People have always wanted to si
Books are everywhere. They’re so common, they’re easy to take for granted. But my guest argues that they’re worth fully appreciating — because the book isn’t just a container for content; it’s a revolutionary technology for shaping culture and thought.Joel Miller is a former publishing executive, an
I finally got around to watching Casablanca this year. I’m a little embarrassed it took this long. I think the delay was due to the fact that I already thought I’d seen it, on account of seeing clips of it so often. It’s part of the ether of pop culture. I knew all the famous lines from the film bec
Does it feel like the world is out to get you?Does it seem like everyone you know is an a-hole?Does it feel like your life is going nowhere and that you’ll always be a loser?If you answered “yes” to one or more of the above questions, then you might be a miserable SOB.Don’t worry, though. You don’t
“Last Christmas” by Jimmy Eat World. I can’t say I’m a fan of the original “Last Christmas” by Wham!, but I am a big fan of this cover by Jimmy Eat World. Sometimes you need a little melancholy emo to cut through the relentless cheer of classic Christmas tunes, and this catchy rendition manages to c
Whether you’re scouting a ridgeline, tracking a bird in flight, or just trying to get a closer look at something across the lake, a good pair of binoculars is one of the handiest pieces of outdoor equipment a man can own.Yet for something that seems straightforward, a surprising number of folks end
Winter gets a bad rap.I know I often treat it like a season to be endured rather than enjoyed, but there’s plenty of fun to be had when the temperature drops. And there are plenty of small winter rituals that make the cold months feel less like a slog and more like a season worth savoring.To help yo
Most of us know what we should do to be healthier: eat better, move more, sleep well. The real challenge? Actually following through.On today’s show, I talk to behavioral psychologist Amantha Imber, author of The Health Habit, who argues that the missing piece in most health advice isn’t more inform
