Be bored and see where it takes you, because the imagination's dusty wilderness is worth crossing if you want to sculpt your soul.

There's a smartphone gait: the slow sidewalk weave that comes from being lost in conversation rather than looking where you're going.

If you want to humble an empire, it makes sense to maim its cathedrals. They are symbols of its faith, and when they crumple and burn, it tells us we are not so powerful and we can't be safe.

In modern warfare, journalists are among the first responders, seeking out truth in the turmoil and wreckage, wherever it takes them.

Just because we eat together does not mean we eat right: Domino's alone delivers a million pizzas on an average day.

On a normal day, we value heroism because it is uncommon. On Sept. 11, we valued heroism because it was everywhere.