Fancy a game of whist with your nemesis? The prospect of ruin adds piquancy to the pleasure. #indiefilm

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Students must learn how to get things wrong. Only one subject does that. [English.]

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Weird History offers a good debunking of this persistent myth.

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My mother has taught me so much. I'm delighted I get to sit in her living room and teach her how to text.

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The AI revolution is powered by these contractors making $15 an hour

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Spring 2023 Grades: Submitted! (I only had 3 last-minute submissions to mark today.)

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RIP Metaverse, we hardly knew ye

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