Basking in the "Small Stuff" can make a big difference

When no one wants your grandmother's best china

Across the country, families are dealing with households full of stuff that no one wants to inherit. This is causing stress between generations as young people often don’t have room for that full dining room set, the silverware, or antique hutch, to the chagrin of older generations. We dig into how to cope with all that inherited stuff and make a plan.

Basking in the "Small Stuff" can make a big difference

While we focus on success or fulfillment as the path to happiness, author Ian Bogost thinks we are overlooking a whole category of life experiences — delightful, small moments of sensory gratification — that can make our lives better. In his new book, The Small Stuff, Bogost says modern life, including our work life, has disconnected us from the physical world, but we'd all feel better if we found a way to rediscover that connection.

Trump and Zelensky strike a friendlier tone

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky struck a positive tone after his meeting this week with U.S. President Donald Trump. Francis Farrell, a senior reporter at the Kyiv Independent, talks about why Ukraine's gains on the battlefield could be behind the shift in the leaders' relationship, and Maria Popova, Associate Professor of Political Science at McGill University, discusses what Zelensky's request to reinvigorate the diplomatic process could look like.

Kids need to read for fun. Here's why

Fewer adults and kids are reading for pleasure, prompting some experts to say we’re in the midst of a literacy crisis. But what do we lose if we’re not reading? And what you can do to get kids to pick up a book.

Will turning on Canada help Republicans at midterms?

More Republicans in the US have joined President Donald Trump in criticizing and threatening Canada, with a barrage of insults after wildfire smoke moved south of the border. Robert C. Rowland, professor of rhetoric and political communication at the University of Kansas, tells us what's behind it, and Maryscott Greenwood, founder of Ottawa Street Strategy, on how Canada can fight back.