Many job seekers are now listing offbeat, distinctly human pastimes on their resumes like birdhouse building in order to stand out.
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Kristin Stoller,
Fortune,
31 Aug. 2026
When not searching for glass floats, enjoy other pastimes like tide pooling, beachcombing, and kite flying (home to two kite festivals, Lincoln City calls itself the Kite Capital of the World).
From the late 1990s on, Parton recognized that her hitmaking days were behind her, and frequently returned to songs and sounds associated with the pleasures and hardships of her mountain youth.
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Jewly Hight,
NPR,
25 Aug. 2026
That inspired her blazing recent mixtape, Eternal, which traffics in big beats, exclamatory vocals, and thoughtful lyrics about the pleasures of being in a moveable, danceable body.
This is the time when arts organizations launch a slew of new productions and festival season gears up to celebrate everything from culinary treats to literary delights.
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Suzanne Van Atten,
AJC.com,
24 Aug. 2026
To make room for seasonal culinary delights, Casey loves hanging floral arrangements above the dining space.
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Maria Sabella,
Architectural Digest,
20 Aug. 2026
Among the New Wave of American filmmakers in the mid-’70s, Spielberg and his friend George Lucas stood out as directors with ambitions to make old-fashioned popular entertainments.
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Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 June 2026
Often, producers of these entertainments answer that question through music.
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