The Optimist: Why we love a good cemetery

For the first time in 6,000 years, a bison is born in the wild in the U.K. ; New Zealand's Parliament becomes majority female — 'about blimmin' time'; The amazing life of Vanilla Beane, D.C.'s 'Hat Lady' whose creations graced churches, stamps and museum collections; A Holocaust survivor, a rescued family cookbook, and the taste of home; Would you give up planes for these trains? Europe pushes travel that's climate friendly.; Adele tells fans her next move: She wants to get a college degree; A piano chord helped reduce chronic nightmares, a study showed; Running a fall marathon? Here are 26.2 tips to help you finish.; The five building blocks of a joyful family life ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Try four weeks FREE, then $4 every four weeks the next year  Sign up for this newsletter Read online Stories that inspire.     (Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post) Why we love a good cemetery Cemeteries are more than final destinations for the dead. Just ask the tombstone tourists who love them. By Andrea Sachs ●  Read more »   For the first time in 6,000 years, a bison is born in the wild in the U.K. "In a world that's on fire, in this little corner of Kent, here's this little ray of hope," said Paul Whitfield, director general of Wildwood Trust. By Sydney Page ●  Read more »   New Zealand's Parliament becomes majority female — 'about blimmin' time' For the first time, New Zealand now has more female politicians than male after swearing in lawmaker Soraya Peke-Mason. By Adela Suliman ●  Read more »   The amazing life of Vanilla Beane, D.C.'s 'Hat Lady' whose creations graced churches, stamps and museum collections Beane died this week at 103. She worked six days a week into her 100th year. By Michael S. Rosenwald ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   A Holocaust survivor, a rescued family cookbook, and the taste of home Steven Fenves survived the Nazis. Seventy-five years later, he got to taste some of the dishes from a cookbook rescued from his family's home. By Tim Carman ●  Read more »   Get breaking news alerts, offline reading lists and more. Download the app   Would you give up planes for these trains? Europe pushes travel that's climate friendly. European countries are trying to get people to embrace lower-emission trips. The Post explored how well those efforts are working, and whether Europe's railways are ready for a new era. By Rick Noack, Meg Kelly and Sandra Mehl ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Adele tells fans her next move: She wants to get a college degree The singer told fans at an event in Los Angeles that she wants to go to university and earn a degree after missing out on a school "experience." By Adela Suliman ●  Read more »   A piano chord helped reduce chronic nightmares, a study showed The method, which combined an established treatment — imagery rehearsal therapy — with a sound, led to fewer nightmares for as long as three months afterward. By Marlene Cimons ●  Read more »   Running a fall marathon? Here are 26.2 tips to help you finish. A little planning and preparation goes a long way in the marathon. Here's our best advice, collected from runners who have been there. By Kelyn Soong ●  Read more »   The five building blocks of a joyful family life If you are unsure of where to begin resetting patterns for yourself and your family, look at these five components — sleep, work, eating, emotional expression and play. By Charles Sophy ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Must Reads for a curated selection of our best journalism in your inbox every Saturday, plus a peek behind the scenes into how one story came together. Sign up »

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