The Real Seven Wonders of the World

A teacher asked her students to list what they thought were the present Seven Wonders of the World. The students cast the most votes for:

1. Egypt's ...

Katharine Hepburn on the Afterlife

Hollywood great Katharine Hepburn died on June 29, 2003, at the age of 96 and was eulogized as a one-of-a-kind actress. She won four Academy Awards, but ...

Burial Leads to New Life

Object Lesson:

Display pots of soil, a watering can, and a seed packet.

I am going to plant seeds in these pots. Over the next few weeks as we see them ...

Dr. Paul Brand Reaches His Spiritual Peak

Steve Moore tells of a friend's experience at a retirement home dedication:

The ceremony included remarks from one of the new residents, Dr. Paul Brand, ...

Sailor Says Bittersweet Farewell to His Boat

A U.S. Navy warship plucked Richard Van Pham, a 62-year-old Vietnamese immigrant, from the waters off Costa Rica on September 17, 2002. He was 2,500 miles ...

Actress Natalie Portman on Life After Death

Natalie Portman, the actress who plays Padme Amidala in the Star Wars movies, The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones, is uncomfortable with the notion ...

Supermodels Suffer for External Beauty

In a joint interview, supermodels Kim Alexis, Carol Alt, and Beverly Johnson—who collectively have appeared on more than 2,000 magazine covers—spoke ...

Commitment Means Work

Though skeptical of his teenage son's newfound determination to build bulging muscles, one father followed his teenager to the store's weight-lifting ...

Christina Ricci's Self-Mutilation

In a Rolling Stone interview, Christina Ricci talks about self-mutilation and pain when a teenager:

She stretches; her sleeves ride up; there are raised ...

Imperfect by Design

Have you ever noticed the pock-marks, or dimples, covering the surface of a golf ball? They make the ball look imperfect. So, what's their purpose? ...