We found a mushroom fairy ring in our yard

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Headline Capitalization Generator!

Headline Capitalization Generator! Simple concept. Type your headline in a box. Invisible typing fairies will capitalize your words for you. One of the settings is for AP Style.  You should probably actually learn the rules for capitalizing first, but this is a useful tool for checking. Similar:The Six Things That Make Stories Go Viral Will…

The Problem with Quotes on the Internet

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Are Quotes Sacred?

What does a reporter do when a source rambles, misspeaks, or otherwise botches what would have been a good quote? “Generally, I fix quotes for grammar, especially with average, ordinary people,” says Ellyn Ferguson, a regional reporter for Gannett News Service. “I am doing the interview to get information from them, not make them look…

Dress Rehearsal for Laurel Ballet “Alice in Wonderland”

My daughter is playing the “Caterpillar Head / Butterfly,” in her first ballet performance this weekend. The cast has been rehearsing for months, but only a few days ago did Carolyn first get to practice with the professional dancers who will be doing the lifts. Similar:Hypertext as a Teaching Tool — Brown University Poetry Classroom 1974This short…

Go Ask Alice

From the tangled tale of mass literacy one can pluck a few specific objects—books that were to be found in every household where there was somebody who could read and people who wanted to listen. Aside from the Bible, a typical list would run like this: “The Pilgrim’s Progress,” “Robinson Crusoe,” and “Gulliver’s Travels,” to…