Active Style

I heard that: Active listening can lessen tension, especially in covid lockdown Letting someone know you’ve heard can quickly dial down tension, create at least a bit of goodwill and clear the way for a compromise. Paraphrasing is one of th... by Jancee Dunn, The New York Times - November 23, 2020

OLD NEWS: Santa has been upstaging turkeys since 1920 and before Are we still feeling our wrath today? Are we sufficiently grateful for that? by Celia Storey - November 23, 2020

REVIEW: “Sackboy’ is a delightful game, but it’s missing something "Sackboy: A Big Adventure" is a lustrous romp of carnival fantasy, but it feels like they left something out. The new "Sackboy" has no game creation mode for fa... by Harold Goldberg, The Washington Post - November 23, 2020

READ TO ME: ‘This Is Your Time’ In a “letter of peace” addressed to young people, civil rights icon Ruby Bridges describes what it was like to be the first Black child in a white elementary sc... by Celia Storey - November 23, 2020

MY SO-CALLED MILLENNIAL LIFE: Pass the new roles When you grow up in a bi-cultural family, you tend to seek any connections to one side or the other. There may be different Saturday-morning cartoons or differe... by Cassie McClure - November 23, 2020

Horoscopes by Holiday Venus and Neptune form an auspicious trine, favoring effective communication, which is different from automatic and sometimes false pleasantries. by Holiday Mathis - November 23, 2020

ASK THE VET: When big young dogs limp on a front leg, check their elbows The most common cause of lameness in a young dog’s front legs is elbow dysplasia. by Lee Pickett - November 23, 2020

Helpful Hints DEAR HELOISE: All cars come with turn signal capabilities, so why is it some drivers never seem to use them? I nearly had an accident today when a driver didn't... by Heloise - November 23, 2020

Super Quiz: In Which State? 1. Alcatraz Island November 23, 2020

MASTER CLASS: Incline Plank Twist to engage, tighten your core With each passing year, I feel a noticeable degradation in my body's ability to recover after a workout. by Matt Parrott - November 23, 2020

WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE! Silly labels on products are puzzling I've been paying a little too much attention to product labels lately. by Bernadette Kinlaw - November 16, 2020

REVIEW: Pssst, over here; it's PS5 As Sony and Microsoft unveiled their next-generation consoles to the world, the two mega-publishers raced in different directions. by Elise Favis, The Washington Post - November 16, 2020

GAME ON: 'Subnautica' offers in-depth play under the sea It's not unusual to have a touch of thalassophobia, described as an intense and persistent fear of the sea. by Jason Bennett - November 16, 2020

'Baby Shark' eclipses YouTube views mark "Baby Shark" just swam away with a tasty YouTube record, making chum of Luis Fonsi's 2017 hit "Despacito" as the platform's most-viewed video of all time. No do... by Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times (TNS) - November 16, 2020

MY SO-CALLED MILLENNIAL LIFE: No use crying over spilled milk Unfortunately, I was the one who gave her the milk that she spilled all over my laptop. More unfortunately, my daughter didn't tell me until the weekend was ove... by Cassie McClure - November 16, 2020