Architect Lina Ghotmeh on Redesigning the British Museum

Architect Lina Ghotmeh on Redesigning the British Museum

—Photograph by Brigitte Lacombe This article originally appeared in TIME France There are voices that make you lower the volume—on your phone, your intercom, or, in this case, my recorder—the moment you hear them. That is not the case with Lina Ghotmeh. Listening back to our interview, the volume button is pushed all the way…

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The Best Thing to Say to Someone Who’s Crying

The Best Thing to Say to Someone Who’s Crying

When a person tells the story of what happened, something shifts. They “gain a little bit of distance to the event,” Jones says—a process researchers call cognitive reappraisal, one of the most powerful coping tools. You don’t have to talk anyone into feeling better. You just have to ask, listen, and let the story do…

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