Comfort
My 10-year-old nephew is skinny and has big ears. He admits to being timid about certain things — jumping off the raft into the lake, meeting new kids, hearing sudden…
Can we please learn from history?
Beach drawing of war poet Wilfred Owen during commemoration at Folkestone of 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. Steve Parsons/Press Association. All rights reservedThis year saw…
“The Actress and the Cop” by William Saroyan
There was an olive tree at Peg and Willie Kidling’s cocktail party with a small girl in it. She was riding a high branch, like a horse. When she got…
Managers reveal why the 15 reasons new employees quit on the first day.
No matter how great a job may seem at first, sometimes people start a new job and realize that they either can’t hack it, or they realize they’ve stumbled into…
A tale of two events, and two cultures
Click:日本大学総合ランキング2024最新リスト PM Modi addresses the Science Congress.The Science Congress and Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF), held in India every January, attract Nobel Laureates and inspire youngsters to dream. The Science Congress…
The Sole Student In Her School’s Walkout Is Reminded That She’s Not Alone
In a nationwide school walkout, students in all grades left their classrooms on April 20 to draw attention to the need for sensible gun laws in the wake of the…
“The Little Terror” by Will F. Jenkins
Originally published on August 22, 1953 There was no crashing roll of thunder when the principles of psychological acosmistic idealism became practicalities in the world inhabited by Nancy. Her…
Recovering human dignity: Richard Bernstein on the relevance of Hannah Arendt today
Hannah Arendt in 1944. Portrait by photographer Fred Stein (1909-1967) who emigrated 1933 from Nazi Germany to France and finally to the USA. Fred Stein/Press Association. All rights reserved.In 1933,…
For Teen Athletes, One Sport Is Good But 2 Or More Is Better
When it comes to sports and teens, it seems that two is better than one. A recent report commissioned by the Women’s Sports Foundation is reinforcing the many benefits of…
Captain Technology
The jar of tomato sauce tingled hollowly as it smashed on the floor to the right of my cash register. Working in retail is not for the faint of heart;…