Far from a hedonistic cry, carpe diem instructs us to live a life of meaning. You may have heard this story about a young fisherman who was enjoying himself on the bank of a beautiful river when a ...

What do the phrases “carpe diem,” “YOLO” and “just do it” have in common? They’re all part of a growing trend in popularizing the concept of always “living in the moment.” But what does the mentality ...

It’s the name of a heaving nightclub in Croatia, and a tiny guesthouse in Southern China. Judi Dench even had it tattooed on her wrist for her 81 st birthday. More than two thousand years’ old, a ...

Dame Judi Dench marked her 81st birthday — permanently — by getting her first tattoo. The actress debuted her new ink — which reads the Latin phrase, “Carpe Diem,” meaning “Seize the Day” — on her ...