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Steven Hansen
Jul 10, 20233 min read
Summer Joy Captured in These Three Unlikely Songs
Summer is the most sensual time of year. Warm weather and sunny skies evoke feelings of joy and carefreeness. Birds twittering in lush...
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Steven Hansen
Jul 2, 20232 min read
Burn Up Your Woes and Worries
It’s that time of year once again to banish your gloomy thoughts and troublesome worries by having them publicly incinerated along with...
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Steven Hansen
Jun 23, 20232 min read
Meet the Green Lady of Brooklyn
Summer has risen over New York City gently, gliding on the wings of a delicate springtime. Temps have been mercifully mild. Blue skies...
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Steven Hansen
Jun 13, 20231 min read
Gotta Make it To Friday!
TGIF, Right? If we can just make it through the work week and get to Friday, 5 p.m., unscathed, everything will be OK. It’s like sliding...
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Steven Hansen
Jun 6, 20232 min read
Mystery Solved! The Case of the Gorgeous Medical Bills
“I like to make people happy,” says Emily Margolis. Even complete strangers, apparently. A few years ago, Melody Morrow of New York City...
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Steven Hansen
May 29, 20231 min read
NYC’s Sun-sational Show Opens Tonight for Limited Run!
If your spring-summer vacation plans bring you to New York City any time between today and July 13, you can add one more tourist...
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Steven Hansen
May 22, 20231 min read
60-Second Doc: Mohawk Bob
Colorado family man Mohawk Bob, aka Bob Bagnall, has been sporting colorful mohawk hairstyles for five years. It all began at his kid’s...
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Steven Hansen
May 14, 20231 min read
The Magic of Flowers
October may be the happiest month – specifically the first two weeks (see “Make it to October”) -- but spring is a whole season when most...
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Steven Hansen
May 8, 20233 min read
Jobs They Love: Music Archivist
Lucky are they who look forward to Mondays – or their next gig -- with joy in their hearts! Meet the folks whose talents and passions are...
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Steven Hansen
Apr 27, 20232 min read
LIVE! From the Ocean Floor
Whether you’re a professional oceanographer, or just curious about underwater life, or simply can’t sleep, you can now listen to the live...
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Steven Hansen
Apr 16, 20231 min read
Saunter through Springtime in Central Park
It’s here at last! We’ve been desperate for rejuvenating, sunny springtime weather and it’s bursting forth at last all around the...
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Steven Hansen
Apr 12, 20231 min read
Two Little Words Make All the Difference
Two little words can go a long way to making you, and the people around you, happier every day: “Good morning!” It works magic at home...
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Steven Hansen
Apr 5, 20233 min read
Wow the Neighbors with these Weirdly Huge Garden Plants
Attention, ambitious gardeners! Maybe you’ll never get into the Guinness Book of World Records for your pumpkins or win any ribbons at...
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Steven Hansen
Mar 27, 20231 min read
Take Your Brother Skydiving (Or At Least Out to Lunch)
Sure, having lots of money to burn and buying lots of cool new stuff – cars, clothes, the latest tech gadgets – might be fun and make you...
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Steven Hansen
Mar 20, 20232 min read
World's Happiest Place to Live 2023: Finland
Finland has been named the happiest country in the world for six years in a row – 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. That honor was...
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Steven Hansen
Mar 13, 20234 min read
Jobs They Love: Race Car Driver
Lucky are they who look forward to Mondays – or their next gig -- with joy in their hearts! Meet the folks whose talents and passions are...
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Steven Hansen
Mar 5, 20232 min read
This Town Has the Best Water in the World in 2023
The finest tap water in the world comes from a place in Canada named – appropriately – Clearbrook. That neighborhood of Abbotsford,...
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Steven Hansen
Feb 27, 20231 min read
Spend 3 Hours on an Enchanting Greek Island
The holidays are long gone. Spring has not yet awoken. We are in the in-between. It’s a good time to disappear. Take a break from the...
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Deena Ebbert
Feb 19, 20232 min read
In Search of Shiny Objects and Teenage Turkeys
On the days my system is running a happiness deficit, I keep coming back to the same thing. When I’m in a really sour, foul, miserable...
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Steven Hansen
Feb 10, 20231 min read
The Ultimate Trip Tease
It’s only February and we’re already daydreaming about a summer road trip! The first glimpse of blue sky and glimmer of sunshine that...
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