Actors can’t play Hamlet as simply mad in world of mental health awareness, actor says

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How does our 21st century understanding of mental health affect our understanding of Hamlet? As a teacher, I have for…

Liberal Arts Majors Are the Future of the Tech Industry

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My sister the computer programmer benefitted early in her career because she was an excellent writer. She was so good…

That should be the top “Under 800” prize, but the plaque has an extra zero. #chess

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Peter spent the day at a chess tournament -- the biggest he's participated in yet. He won three games and…

10 questions to help you write better headlines

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I already have some handouts on writing titles for web pages and writing titles for college papers. I don't (at…

Telling Trump’s Story to Children: For Book Publishers, It’s Tricky

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This is a challenging writing task. Presidential biographies are a staple of children’s book publishing, and of classrooms across the…

Media Companies Are Getting Sick of Facebook

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All of us with Facebook accounts do work for Mark Zuckerberg. Our tagging, sharing, and liking gives Facebook valuable information…

Fathers’ Day: Showing “The Princess Bride”

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My kids have never seen The Princess Bride. (This is an odd pop culture gap for my 80s-obsessed girl.)

Scholars’ unconvincing case about the value of the humanities (essay)

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A literary work is a powerful tool for simulating what it's like to inhabit someone else's life. Not just tolerating…

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales wants new Facebook feature to burst ‘filter bubble’

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It's extremely important to understand what a wide range of people are thinking about, and that includes being exposed to…