[ad_1] Venice, with its historic squares and buildings, quaint shops and rows of old houses, was in grave danger last week as a 4.6-foot tide crept closer to its shores. New Venice Consortium Such a tide would have inundated half the city, beginning with the cultural treasure of St. Mark’s Square and its spectacular basilica,…

[ad_1] While you can’t always tell a book by its cover, it seems like you can tell a bookstore by its customers, and an iconic store in New York has very devoted fans. Strand Book Store / Facebook Like anyone who has seen the movie You’ve got mail You know, independent booksellers suffered a huge…

[ad_1] Six months ago, companies were forced to send their workers home to telecommute to limit physical contact and minimize the spread of COVID-19. While the adjustment was huge at first for both workers and companies, there have been many surprising results. Big tech companies found their workers’ productivity increased, prompting them to reconsider the…

[ad_1] We have partnered with our friend Rob Brezsny, who for years has championed a positive approach to life through astrology. Your weekly wisdom can illuminate your thinking and motivate your mood with ‘PROnoia’ instead of paranoia. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a weekly syndicated column that appears in over a hundred publications. He is…