Writing skill matters in the workforce.

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Let’s talk about books, old sport.

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When You’ve Already Got a Major, But You Love Books (Seton Hill English)

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My colleague Dr. Cusick bakes Irish soda bread every year to honor Saint Patrick’s Day.

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Always Bet on Text

Graydon Hoare offers a rousing hymn to the virtues of text. Don’t get me wrong, I like me some illustrations, photos, movies and music. But text wins by a mile. Text is everything. My thoughts on this are quite absolute: text is the most powerful, useful, effective communication technology ever, period. Text is the oldest…

What a great time everyone had at the “Cabbies.”

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That’s it my boy, throw the clickbait into the water, cast it wide.

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Anybody seen a post tagged this way? If so, I’d welcome a screenshot. On Friday, Facebook debuted its new flagging system for fake news in America, tagging hoax stories as “disputed” for some users. First announced amid criticism of the company for its role in spreading misinformation during the 2016 election, the new feature uses…

As CRT Supplies Vanish the Classic Arcade Machine is Virtually Dead

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Ideology shapes our view of reality, which affects what persuades us.

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