Scoop

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I was wondering how to begin writing this. I stared at the blank page and it stared back at me. I had so much to say, but the words didn’t seem to be to hand: perhaps the subject was just too complex. It must have been like this when my grandma first

NPR

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There are no exceptions. If a piece being prepared for broadcast has an offensive word or phrase, or involves excretory or sexual issues, care and consultation are required.

MASK The Magazine

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Do: Use proper language, grammar, and spelling. Be explanatory. Justify your opinions. Credit ideas of others; cite and link to scholarly resources. Avoid: Misinforming others when you may not know the answer. If you are guessing about, clearly state

Home & Decor

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We may not think much of the subject, but design affects every part of our lives. In fact, the better a design is, the more subtle it becomes and the less aware we are of the pivotal role it assumes. This is especially true in the realm of interior d

You South Africa

1 min de citit

One of my fondest childhood memories is of sitting on my dad’s lap, a Richard Scarry word book open on his knee. He’d point at the cute pictures that crowded the page and my job was to identify each object. How clever I felt! And it was such fun. Per

HOME Magazine NZ

2 min de citit

Ricky Booth, Intuitive Architects— “I don’t think this is a place you’d drive by and go, ‘Wow, look at that.’ We wanted to create something that didn’t unfold until you experienced it – that grew on you the longer you were there. After a while, you a

Digital Photographer

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1 Overuse of techniques Error: It can be tempting, as someone new to advanced compositional techniques, to try and work all of those that have been discussed into an image, creating shots with confusing intent. Solution: Study a scene and look for op

Nautilus

12 min de citit

You’d be forgiven if, settling into the fall 2003 “Literature of the 16th Century” course at University of California, Berkeley, you found the unassuming 70-year-old man standing at the front of the lecture hall a bit eccentric. For one thing, the cl

Chicago Tribune

5 min de citit

While the year is still fresh, can we establish a few linguistic ground rules? Can we refrain from cluttering our emails and Twitter feeds and Slack channels and talk-show appearances and Netflix series with the same words and phrases that we reached

New Idea

1 min de citit

Teaching your kids life skills can feel like a full-time job. Just when you thought you were done having taught them how to apply sunscreen or safely cross the road, a ton of other stuff presents itself. One life skill I think we overlook more than

The Christian Science Monitor

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What makes a story, a story? For Harry Bruinius, the Monitor’s New York bureau chief, it’s the moment a person’s life changes. He has long brought this approach to his reporting, covering issues of religion, race, and even gun violence.

Pretoria News Weekend

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EVERY year, the home of world-renowned language data, Oxford Languages, releases its word of the year. However, due to this unprecedented time, the institution has decided to select several official words of the year. The English language has undergo

Money Magazine

2 min de citit

I recently took a family holiday to the Sunshine Coast to take advantage of the last few warm days of the year. My teenage boys and I found ourselves standing alone on an unpatrolled beach, excited and full of anticipation. As we always do before we

The Guardian

3 min de citit

Influential people have always had the power to change language. The president’s late-night typo sent the internet crazy, but will it stick around?

Good

2 min de citit

If you’re feeling a bit bored and blah in your work life, you might find yourself dreaming of a career change or starting a side hustle. However, not everyone wants to do that or it’s not currently possible. Another route to feeling rejuvenated is to

India Today

1 min de citit

Saura, Munda, Kui, Juanga-all tribal languages from Odisha-are just some of 124 languages that can be found on StoryWeaver, a treasure trove of engaging illustrated books for children. The storybooks are categorised according to reading levels, with

Denver Life Magazine

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FORGET OFFICE POLITICS AND ENDLESS NETWORKING. Sarah Glenn, director of career coaching at Denver’s Fruition Coaching (fruitionpersonalcoaching.com), has boiled down job advancement into a science. Her 5-step approach is a fast-track to success, no m

Tes

14 min de citit

Between the paint pots and the wooden blocks, around the sandpits and the water tables, among the role-play sets and craft areas, there is a struggle going on in the Early Years Foundation Stage. It’s a struggle for the soul of early education. It is

Digital Photographer

1 min de citit

When working in tough environments, you’re likely to feel the higher workload – not only do you have to think about each image you take from a creative standpoint, but you also have to keep a close watch on your gear and look out for personal safety.

Denver Life Magazine

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If you’ve ever wondered what mindfulness feels like, there’s still time. Self Care Sundays at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver runs through April 5. Visitors follow different prompts around the museum to learn why self care is so critical. “Prac

Best Self Magazine

4 min de citit

Photograph by Bethany Legg ____________________________________ Resistance is a hot topic with business owners and creatives. You can find hundreds of books written about it. Questions that commonly come up are: How do I work with resistance? How do

Women's Health Australia

2 min de citit

“Rap what you feel.” Seems simple enough. But those words induce a stomach-churning fear in me. The woman egging me on is Lady Lykez, the rap artist-cum-confidence coach leading this empowerment-in-the-workplace workshop. “My name is Emily,” I quip,

Futurity

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The violent breach of the Capitol was a culmination of communication between President Trump and his most fanatical supporters, says linguistic anthropologist Janet McIntosh. “The register of cryptic-yet-knowing talk among Trump supporters and Q afic

Space

1 min de citit

The exhibition designed by the 15th class of student reporters at SPACE (hereinafter student reporters) entitled ‘Unseen Architecture’ is on show at EAGONHAUS until Feb. 4. The exhibition was designed to allow the audience to experience the urban con

Futurity

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A new automated method makes communications more polite, researchers report. Specifically, the method takes nonpolite directives or requests—those that use either impolite or neutral language—and restructures them or adds words to make them more well

Fast Company

1 min de citit

I start writing on the first day of September. That was the day I started my first book, so it’s kind of sentimental, but it’s also common sense. I publish a book a year, so this gives me a structure, which is useful. I drink about 30 cups of coffee

Saturday Star

1 min de citit

EVERY year, the home of world-renowned language data, Oxford Languages, releases its word of the year. However, due to this unprecedented time, the institution has decided to select several official words of the year. The English language has undergo

Harper's Bazaar Singapore

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I loved working, and still do. When my career took off in the 1990s, connectivity was exploding: mobile phones (albeit brick-like ones) were beginning to appear; media channels were popping up all over the place with satellite television; the compute

NPR

1 min de citit

Public radio is a place where you can get the news you need right alongside stories that celebrate the entire human experience.

Best Self Magazine

3 min de citit

Photograph by Pascal Swier — When I was a kid, my friends and I would play a board game called ‘Life’. The game was pretty simple; you would spin a wheel and move along the board in a car color of your choice. When you landed on a square, you read wh