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High School Students Share How Book Bans Affect Their Lives

One high school English teacher shares what her students have to say about book bans and the role reading plays in their lives.

DLW, TWS, Bingo: A History of Scrabble

Get to know the history of Scrabble, its architect creator, and even the Senegalese song all about the ubiquitous game.

It Began With a Sneeze: Magnetic Poetry’s Origin Story

Magnetic poetry was fairly ubiquitous in the '90s. Its inspirations, which include an avant grade art movement, may surprise you.

The Future Is Not Edible: the Future of Food According to Sci-Fi

Science fiction has a lot to say about where we'll be concerning things like technology, but what does it have to say about our food?

Afrofuturism: Its Origins, Present, and Future

Afrofuturism is more than Black sci-fi. It reaches across media and time periods, and it's always in motion.

The History Of Bookmobiles: Bookmobiles Are Here, And There And Everywhere, To Stay

From its inception in the 1800s to the library and bookstore bookmobiles still operating today, here is the history of bookmobiles.

How Video Games Helped Me Fall Back in Love With Reading

Exploring new genres through video games helped me to realize that I hadn't fallen out of love with books: I was just in a reading rut.

Why We (Still) Need Cookbooks

What’s the point of buying a cookbook when online recipes are just a click away? I'd argue that we need cookbooks more than ever, here's why.

Banning Books Makes for Bad Parenting

Bad parents ban books.

The Rivalry of Dear Abby and Ann Landers

The two biggest names in the advice column world were each other's biggest rivals. They were also twin sisters.