Life & Personal Interests: 9 of 10
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Why so many celebrities are releasing memoirs
What's behind the recent glut of celebrity memoirs? Fans can't get enough of the rich and famous, and the stars want a chance to control the narrative.
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Strategies for Overcoming Writer's Block
Evidence-based tips and tactics: Different strategies may work better for different individuals or in various situations. It's essential to experiment with these techniques to discover what works best for you. Developing a toolbox of coping strategies can help you navigate and conquer writer's block when it arises.
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How To Rekindle Your Love Of Reading
Revive your inner bookworm
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The secret life of a ghostwriter
What does it take to lend one's writing to someone else? A ghostwriter who has authored multiple books offers a peek into the world of writing sans the fame.
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Cooking from clay tablets: Babylonian lamb stew
There are only three remaining ancient Babylonian culinary tablets, dated ca. 1750 BC and written in Akkadian. They reveal the world’s oldest known recipes. They are preserved in the Yale Babylonian Collection.
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It's spooky how fast Spirit Halloween stores pop up. Here's how the retailer does it
Seasonal retail company Spirit Halloween reopens stores across the U.S. as Halloween approaches each year. If they seem to be everywhere, that's because they are.
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Back to Basics: The 10 Essential Secrets to a Perfect Burger
Master the art of grilling perfect burgers with these 10 essential steps and share your best Burger Tips!
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More States Require Schools to Teach Cursive Writing. Why?
Technological advances notwithstanding, advocates give a long list of reasons for teaching students cursive.
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Uncovering Yerkes Observatory’s Forgotten Female Astronomers
It all started with a photo of Einstein.
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A Ghostwriter’s Guide for Invisible Women
Do you feel overlooked or overtalked at the office? Don’t get mad, get tactical. Here’s how.
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Dear winter, apparently writing a letter to you can help me hate you less
Research suggests writing down your ‘feelings’ about winter can help with seasonal affective disorder. I’m willing to give it a go, writes Anita Chaudhuri
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Porn addicts, vicars, madmen and murderers: Sarah Ogilvie on the Oxford English Dictionary’s unlikely writers
In a 70-year crowdsourcing project, a motley global public sent in the words and definitions that would form the first OED. Ogilvie reveals the shocking stories behind the book’s birth
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Disney is about to own all of Hulu
Disney expects to pay $8 billion to get full ownership of Hulu.
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Apple AirTags stalking led to ruin and murders, lawsuit says
Dozens join lawsuit alleging Apple AirTags are stalkers’ “weapon of choice.”
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How thinking in a foreign language improves decision-making
Research shows people who speak another language are more utilitarian and flexible, less risk-averse and egotistical, and better able to cope with traumatic memories
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Can’t stop binging on fries and BBQ?
Buck researchers uncover a mechanism that may explain why eating tasty but unhealthy foods makes us hungry for more. People overeat and become overweight for a variety of reasons. The fact that flavorful high-calorie food is often available nearly everywhere at any time doesn’t help. Buck researchers have determined for the first time why …
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Swapping books for audiobooks has reignited my love of literature
The prospect of reading a book filled me with anxiety and shame. But an ADHD diagnosis changed everything, says writer and presenter Verity Babbs
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28 years ago, a book club began reading one novel. It’s finally reached the end
Filmmaker Gerry Fialka has convened a book group to read James Joyce’s ‘Finnegans Wake,’ a book famously tough to grasp.
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Know Yourself Better by Writing What Pops into Your Head
The exercise of writing down unfiltered thoughts enhances self-knowledge
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Scholastic Book Fair Will Discontinue Separate Collection Of Race And Gender Books
The publisher had said it would segregate books with themes on race and gender at school fairs in order to navigate a rash of bans across the country.