
After the Lindsay Clancy trial ended in a mistrial, one female juror who voted “not guilty” embarked on a press tour. Her objective apparently was to cast herself as a feminist hero and the lone holdout juror as a strange, stubborn man. According to Juror Paula Devlin, the women on the jury saw the case
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Not a day goes by without seeing at least one person listening to music as they make their daily commute, eat lunch, or unwind. High schoolers wear their AirPods as they do homework in study hall; I love to bring my headphones when I go for a walk. In any public space, dozens if not
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I was online the other day when I stumbled upon a little maxim from “The New England Primer,” the first textbook used by thousands of children in the early days of the American colonies. The lines ran as follows: Have communion with few, Be intimate with one, Deal justly with all, Speak evil of none. That’s some
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Almost 50 years ago, the music of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel was high on my list of favorites. Songs like “The Sound of Silence” and “Bridge Over Troubled Water” remain stuck in my head, welcome inhabitants in my attic of the past. Shortly after the release of their fifth album, the duo broke up.
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Whether it’s summer vacation or a weekend off from school, parents across America dread the sight of their children hanging around the house saying, “I’m bored.” While there are many great options for wholesome activities that will keep children entertained and teach them something along the way, there’s one you may not have thought of:
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Today, Master of Fine Arts (MFA) programs in creative writing are often the norm for people who want to become serious about writing since they provide a structured, formal education in how to write fiction and poetry. With over 200 MFA programs in the U.S., one would expect we’d see more literary achievement than ever
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