William Woodruff died this week. He was a professor of world history best known perhaps for his autobiographical works. He discovered a love…
I just finished A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines - Janna Levin's novel that weaves threads from the lives of…
And they smell good and feel good too! In a fascinating article in the current New York Review of Books…
Some attributes of creativity: Challenge assumptions Be receptive to new ideas Recognize similarities or differences Make unlikely connections Take risks…
One impulse from a vernal wood May teach you more of man, Of moral evil and of good, Than all…
Colleges that Change Lives is the title of Loren Pope's very useful book for those planning for college. It's also…
A school in a giant submarine with waterproof maps of the underwater world. Private helicopters to fly children to France…
The exhalations whizzing in the air Give so much light that I may read by them. Julius Caesar Act 2…
Back in 1967 – the Observer newspaper in the UK organized an opportunity for children to write on the subject:…
The best parts about the Harry Potter books are all the reminders of the traditional British school story and a…