Amy Calder: Beware the ghosts and goblins on a Halloween far different from years past

Decades ago, costumes and many other things were far simpler in Skowhegan, when children took to the streets with their pillowcases to collect candy, Amy Calder writes.

Dana Wilde: Inside Indian summer

Those transparently beautiful autumn days with comfortable weather are a sort of grace period increasingly receding, Dana Wilde writes.

J.P. Devine Podcast: Cutting hair is a lesson in artistry

J.P. Devine: A work of art

The work of cutting hair has never seem so consequential as it has during the pandemic, J.P. Devine writes.

Amy Calder: We can make the season bright, and put the pandemic behind us

If all who are unvaccinated get the jab now, it would ensure we all have a happy upcoming holiday season, Amy Calder writes.

‘The Electrical Life of Louis Wain’ explores the true story about eccentric cat artist

Liz Soares: Learning to pivot during disruptions

As the pandemic continues to cause supply-and-demand problems, we must find ways large and small to adapt and adjust our habits, Liz Soares writes.

J.P. Devine Podcast: Hollywood labor dispute hits home for JP

J.P. Devine: All in the family

Even though J.P. Devine traded palm trees for birches long ago, he mulls over the close Hollywood connections he still has that lend insight into modern-day struggles of show business.

Amy Calder: In a trip to the dump, you might walk away holding more than you arrived with

China's transfer and recycling station includes a give-and-take shack where people can rummage through items discarded by others, Amy Calder writes.