In an earlier blog post about Christopher Nolan's latest blockbuster movie, Interstellar, I lauded the film for its ambition, ...

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After reading an article in the 'MIT Technology Review,' the author, an alumna of the school’s planetary science master’s ...

Too many Americans today can’t speak a second language, or even speak and write English sufficiently, writes Lynne Agress.

You’ve probably heard of all the standard New Year’s Resolutions: Exercise, lose weight, save money, and read books. All can ...

March, the notebook was buried under a stack of files on his desk. By June, he couldn't remember wheel he'd put it. By December, he was making the same resolutions all over again, wondering why ...

After completing your single task (and taking a break to acknowledge your progress), you move to the next concrete action.

The Contest submission period begins at 6:00 a.m. on Dec. 27, 2025, and ends at 11:59 p.m. E.T. on Jan. 31, 2026 (the ...

There was a time when content writing was only for writers. People used to spend hours researching, writing drafts, editing ...

During the 54-day “odyssey” (as one sports writer correctly labeled it) to find a new head football coach for Penn State, I used some of the time to reflect on the Joe Paterno years. They were, to ...

I wondered if it was still cool for kids to write letters to Santa Claus. An old-fashioned letter, handwritten on paper, sealed in a paper envelope, with a return address and postage stamp. I used to ...