Inspired by writer and philosopher Henry David Thoreau, this day urges us to slow down, unplug, and embrace the beauty of a ...

That got me thinking that Thoreau should be the fourth instalment of my Historical Heroes series wherein I take admirable ...

Actor Cheyenne Jackson turns 50 and NBA player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turns 27, among famous birthdays for July 12.

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On the Sun Coming Out in the Afternoon. Methinks all things have traveled since you shined, But only Time and clouds, Time’s ...

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News about Henry David Thoreau, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Henry David Thoreau, writer, naturalist, and philosopher, was born in Concord, Massachusetts, in 1817. When he graduated from Harvard in 1837, jobs were scarce, as a great economic downturn had ...

This post is adapted from Mr. Right’s weekly newsletter, which tackles modern manhood for normal guys in a not-normal world.

Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take an insect view ...