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Why Humans Celebrate Rebirth After Loss, Change and Hard Seasons

47 minutes 32 seconds hence
A person can lose a job on Friday and be updating their résumé by Monday with a strange mix of dread and energy. That jump—from “it’s over” to “maybe this is a new start”—is one of the clearest signs that humans don’t just accept endings. We try to turn them into beginnings. That impulse is the heart of why humans celebrate rebirth. Rebirth can mean a literal return to life in religious stories, a symbolic reset like a new year, o

Lest We Forget

2 minutes 27 seconds hence

Lest We Forget is a large-scale public art installation by UNESCO Artist for Peace Luigi Toscano, featuring larger-than-life photographic portraits of Holocaust survivors as they are today. Installed in open […]

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Myranda Levins

April 21 in History: From Rome's Legendary Founding to Prince's Death

2 minutes 41 seconds ago
On April 21, 753 BCE—according to Roman tradition—Rome was founded. The story centers on Romulus marking out a new city beside the Tiber River, a moment that later Romans treated as the start of their civilization. Whether the founding happened exactly as the legend says mattered less than what the date came to represent: a shared origin story that helped unify a growing community and justify its institutions. Over time, Rome expanded from a small settlement into a republic and then

Night Comfort

57 minutes 33 seconds ago

The High Low Gallery presents a new exhibition, Night Comfort, featuring works by St. Louis artist Jeremy Rabus, opening Friday, March 27 and running through Sunday, June 14. Night Comfort explores nostalgia through […]

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Myranda Levins

CBS Hosting Dinner Praising Trump And His Love Of The First Amendment

1 hour 30 minutes ago
Talk about pathetic. CBS has announced that the now-Larry Ellison owned network will be hosting a lavish dinner this week praising Donald Trump and his (nonexistent) dedication to the First Amendment. The dinner will be hosted at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, which the State Department claimed in December 2025 was being renamed […]
Karl Bode

Wak’a Garden

1 hour 57 minutes ago

Begin Again: Wak'a Garden is the second installment in Laumeier’s Begin Again series, honoring the Park’s 50-year history of collaborating with artists and supporting new commissions and exhibitions. The organic, amphitheater-shaped sculpture, built […]

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Myranda Levins

Police investigating homicide in north St. Louis County

2 hours 9 minutes ago
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Police are investigating after a person was killed overnight Tuesday in north St. Louis County. According to the St. Louis County Police Department, the incident occurred on the 1100 block of Congress Avenue. This is a developing story; FOX 2 will provide additional information once it comes into the newsroom.
Nick Gladney