Mark Robert Rank, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis
A century ago, the French writer and poet André Breton penned his ‘Manifesto of Surrealism,’ launching an art movement known for creating bizarre hybrids of words and images.
No one is safe from Lady Whistledown’s pen, not even Penelope Featherington.
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Penelope Featherington uses Lady Whistledown to comment on a society she feels restricted by as a woman.
A March 1593 letter from England’s Queen Elizabeth I to King James VI of Scotland, where she acknowledges his “cumber [i.e., trouble] to read such scribbed lines.”
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While the rise of smartphones and typing impacts handwriting, bad penmanship is far from a new phenomenon. People have struggled to read each other’s handwriting for centuries.
At its peak in the mid-2010s, the Romance Writers of America had around 10,000 members.
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In its bankruptcy filing, the Romance Writers of America blamed ‘disputes concerning diversity, equity and inclusion’ for its membership declining by an astounding 80%.
Nobel prizewinner Alice Munro has died at the age of 92.
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AI may shore up an industry experiencing economic headwinds. But in a field where professional ethics and public trust are particularly important, it’s a risky endeavor.
It is easy to assume students will be able to write easily and effectively using a keyboard. They are growing up surrounded by technology. But new research shows children write better by hand.
A Palestinian boy from Gaza at a temporary housing compound in Doha, Qatar, in April 2024.
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Larry David has called time on the misanthropic cult TV comedy classic after 12 seasons and 120 episodes.
Fostering belonging for Indigenous students through courses, as well as through dedicated campus spaces, matters.
First Peoples House at University of Victoria.
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It’s possible to work with restricted resources to design and implement creative initiatives to serve the particular needs of Indigenous students at university.
Even the best paragraphs may have room for improvement.
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By compiling stories about the accomplishments of women, Christine set out to build an allegorical city where women and their achievements would be safe from sexist insults and slander.
Today’s undergraduates are plunged into a sea of texts, information and technology they have immense difficulty navigating, and artificial intelligence tools for writing aren’t the solution.
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It’s tempting to see this trend as a sign of the times. But the biggest book publishers started changing their approach only once they realized they were leaving money on the table.
Creating the alphabet took thousands of years.
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