It is intricately interconnected. One of the first things a student notices about the Tanakh is how each line carries hints and allusions to other biblical texts. These connections are frequently ...

Stripey, my 4-year-old daughter Kelly's blanket, is more like a rag than a blanket these days. The once-bright blue stripes that gave him his name are almost invisible, his hem is dragging, he's ...

Anyone who works with young children, or has a child, is familiar with the idea of a security blanket. Whether it’s their pacifier, their Lovey, or a stuffed animal, some kids will refuse to part with ...

Since 1999, the Madison County chapter of Project Linus has been “providing security through blankets” to thousands of needy children. Named after the blanket-toting character from Charles Schultz’s ...

Jeaneen Hercha, operations manager for Lawrence Humane Society Inc., gives Bella, a Lab mix dog, a new blanket Friday. The shelter is currently low on blankets and towels and is asking the public for ...

Most young children will run after mom if she tries to leave them alone with a stranger. But kids who haven't bonded well with their mothers—psychologists call it "insecurely attached"—will stay ...

When Kaitlin Lipe was 6 months old, someone gave her a Puffalump. The stuffed pink cow is more than two decades old now, but Lipe, 24, a social media manager in New York, can't part with Puff. She ...

What I do know is that every startup founder needs to get people aware of and excited about an idea that nobody’s ever heard of at first. To do that, you need to make some kind of a promise that your ...

Organized religions serve many different functions today from running charities and hospitals to generating laws and providing political organization. Yet, most of these complex social functions have ...

BOMBS AWAY! A crane lowers a "blanket" onto a PATH subway tunnel under the Hudson River to protect it against terrorism. The PATH tunnels are getting an overcoat to protect them from terrorism. Port ...