10 Intriguing Photographs to Teach Close Reading and Visual Thinking Skills
Updated, March 17, 2016 | We have published a companion piece: “8 Compelling Mini-Documentaries to Teach Close Reading and Critical...
First Encounters With Racism
Riley Lockett, 16, Youth Radio Oakland, Calif. Black About two months ago, I was walking to the BART station from school, sipping on soda...
Shakespeare's, The Comedy of Errors
Shakespeare, what a man. Some like him, some hate him and some put up with him. I am on the love side. Shakespeare has made his way into...
How celebrity deals are shutting children's authors out of their own trade
Another day, another celebrity announces they are to “pen” a children’s book. Already this week, Jamie Lee Curtis has announced a...
Appalled Graphic Designer Shows Girls’ Life Magazine What Their Cover Should Look Like
A couple of weeks ago we ran a piece about an image that was posted on social media and went viral. It was a side-by-side shot of this...
A Nerd Tried Rewriting '50 Shades Of Grey' And It's Better Than The Real Thing
I still fail to see why 50 Shades Of Grey was so insanely popular. It's fairly timid stuff in terms of what's available on the internet,...
Why reality is now too strange for satire
As the political comedy Veep returns to TV, Nicholas Barber investigates the problems satirists face since current affairs have taken a...
My First Big Boy Trip
I’m getting ready for my big foreign trip. I will be strongly protecting American interests—that’s what I like to do! The airplane ride...
If Shakespeare Wrote Pop Songs
As the debate wages on about the Bard’s relatability — and whether or not relatability matters to begin with — a hilarious Tumblr has...
Mona Haydar - Hijabi (Wrap my Hijab)
Published on Mar 27, 2017 #hijabiXmona is the debut music video by new independent artist Mona Haydar. "Hijabi" is the first single from...
