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Pour a cuppa tea, settle back, and get ready to consider a provocative idea. This is probably about a 4-minute read. “It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine.” So sang R.E.M. in 1987. Is this it, 33 years later? If so, how do we feel about it? We’ll soon find out how severe...

Movies that suck for an hour then end well are remembered as good movies. Those that are decent for an hour but suck at the end take their place in history as bad movies. So, how is your life going to end? Most of us don’t give death much thought until it intrudes, sometimes without warning....

We live in a world of incredible beauty and extreme intelligence. But you'd never know it from the news. It takes conscious focus to remember that something wonderful is always happening. And, to remember where we are. Now, let’s confront the urgency of these times. If we’re in a kayak heading...