Before There Was ’50 Shades’…There Was Elinor Glyn’s ‘It’
A writer named Elinor Glyn wrote a novel entitled "It and other stories in 1927"
Day Care: When School’s Snowed Out, Who Watches the Kids?
For a lot of dual-earner and single-parent families, there's no good solution for day care on a busy workday
And the Academy Award Goes to…
The American motion picture industry honors itself every year with the Academy Awards, now known officially as "The Oscars."
Talk About Terrorism: Metaphors We Live and Die By
The four main metaphors of counter terrorism and their implications.
What’s a Test Score Worth?
Are any standardized tests really useful?
Two Conversations with Philip Levine
Two conversations with Philip Levine: from Ploughshares (1984) and The Kenyon Review (1999)
When It Comes to Science, Scientists and the Public Diverge
Scientists and the public understand science topics quite differently, according to a new poll.
The Environmental Danger of Outdoor Cats
Outdoor cats are an environmental disaster.
The Stigma of Prefab Homes
The Wall Street Journal reports that million-dollar prefab homes are a growing trend in Europe
Why Boris Pasternak Rejected His Nobel Prize
The noted Russian author was forced to choose between his homeland and international recognition of his poetry and fiction.