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“These ‘rules’ have shown impressive staying power. From cocktail parties to kitchen tables, these seemingly fascinating bits of grammar trivia have been repeated over and over, in some cases for centuries. Too bad they’re not true.”
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In Search of Beirut’s Collective Memory
Journalist Iain Akerman follows Mona El Hallak, a Lebanese architect and activist, as she tries to reconstruct facets of the city’s past through the archive of a long-defunct photographer’s studio.
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On Boy Books and Girl Books
“Can we all agree that there is no such thing as a girl or a boy book?” Teacher and parent Pernille Ripp writes on the toxic effects of defining books by the gender of their supposed audience.
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Uncanny Magazine
A sci-fi and fantasy magazine featuring passionate SF/F fiction and poetry, gorgeous prose, and provocative nonfiction from writers of every background. Uncanny believes there’s still plenty of room in the genre for tales that make you feel.
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Two Well-Curated Sites to Explore — and What They Teach Us about Sharing Others’ Content
On the delicate art of being a generous, upright web citizen while adding your personal touch to anything you publish on your site.
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A Trove of Pro Site Advice for the Burgeoning Business Owner
Are you in the early stages of starting a business or launching a website, and looking for a little support? Did you know that WordPress.com has a blog full of resources just for you, on everything from picking the right fonts for your site to securing small-business funding to increasing your site’s traffic? We do! […]
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Your Recommended Reading: The Books You Didn’t Know You Needed
Ann Patchett recommends four books that helped her process her stepfather’s passing.