It’s a lamentable truth that as one grows older, many of the mysteries that absorb us in our youth begin to dissipate. They are explained away or revealed to be mythic or fraudulent. It’s a damn shame ...

It’s Thursday. Which means it’s almost Friday. Which means you can probably get away with slacking a bit during your lunch hour. If you’re in need of something short and sweet to watch at your desk, ...

After seeing the show Impossibilities: An Intimate Evening of Magic, Mind Reading and Mayhem, I am firmly convinced that Asheville’s arts scene is missing exactly this type of show. A big tip of the ...

Alan Lightman came to prominence in the 1990s with “Einstein’s Dreams,” a novel that drew on his expertise as a theoretical physicist and showed his gift for elegant prose. Since then, he has produced ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

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