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How to Talk to Strangers
All Right Now

How to Talk to Strangers

Meeting new people can be uncomfortable. You should do it anyway.

by Christine Foster

Invisible Ink
Essays

Invisible Ink

I have plenty of tattoos. You just can’t see them.

by Katie Mauro Zeigler

How to Volunteer
Online Exclusives

How to Volunteer

Giving back can be meaningful for your community and for you.

by Jacqueline Munis

5 Tips for Growing Food in Small Spaces
Advice

5 Tips for Growing Food in Small Spaces

How to take a bite out of your consumer footprint or have fun trying.

by Rebecca Beyer

Book Review: Murder, He Wrote
Departments

Book Review: Murder, He Wrote

New and Notable

by Susan Wolfe

Biblio File: What to Read Now — September 2022
Departments

Biblio File: What to Read Now — September 2022

New releases that inspire us.

When to Phone a Friend
Columns

When to Phone a Friend

Two alumni journalists helped make this issue of the magazine shine.

by Kathy Zonana