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Have a Seat

Elkhorn Chair, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

We spend a good part of the day (for many of us, too much of it) sitting. It’s bad for our backs, our hearts, our joints, our weight, our posture, and so on. I’m sitting right now as I write this. Still, the basic chair provides respite after walking for three consecutive hours, or a suitable place to have your lunch, and comes in all shapes and sizes. Some of the world’s best chairs look awfully uncomfortable, however, but they are truly works of art. Read about the top five chairs >


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Marking Mark’s Feast Day

Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Boston, Massachusetts

April 25 marks the Feast Day of St. Mark, one of the Four Evangelists who wrote one of the gospels and spread the Word of God. His life mission took him around the eastern Mediterranean, to Cyprus and northern Africa, and his death, in 68 AD, is the stuff of legend. Over the centuries, he has been portrayed as both a young and an old man in just about every form of art imaginable. Read more about the top five depictions of St. Mark >