https://www.theatlantic.com/books/archive/2022/02/banned-books-list-to-kill-a-mockingbird-maus/621428/? Read the Books That Schools Want to Ban These 14 titles have been under attack for doing exactly what literature is supposed to do.By Emma Sarappo The Atlantic FEBRUARY 1, 2022SHARE Updated at 13:58 p.m. ET on February 3, 2022. Book banning is back. Texas State Representative Matt Krause recently put more than 800 books … Continue reading Read banned books and give them to students who don’t have access
Month: February 2022
What does it mean to have a new language?
http://www.newyorker.com/culture/personal-history/the-common-tongue-of-twenty-first-century-london? The Common Tongue of Twenty-First-Century London Schoolchildren in the British capital have developed a dialect, Multicultural London English—and my American-born son is learning it. By Rebecca Mead February 6, 2022 For the project “Year 3,” a collective portrait of London, Steve McQueen photographed students in the British equivalent of second grade.Photographs © Steve McQueen and … Continue reading What does it mean to have a new language?
Big tech stocks losing luster
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-big-tech-trade-is-losing-its-luster-11644143580?mod=hp_lead_pos1 A Big Tech Trade Is Losing Its Luster The NYSE FANG+ Index, which tracks popular stocks like Meta Platforms, Apple, Amazon and Netflix, has tumbled 10% this year By Gunjan Banerji Feb. 6, 2022 5:33 am EST The stock market’s popular FAANG trade is starting to show cracks. Investors say they are reconsidering their approach … Continue reading Big tech stocks losing luster
Here’s how to lock in current price for Amazon Prime for one year
The price of Amazon Prime is increasing — here’s how you can lock in a lower rate Amazon Prime prices are on the rise. Here’s what you need to know, and how you can save. February 3, 2022 Brett Holzhauer Twenty/20 Select’s editorial team works independently to review financial products and write articles we think … Continue reading Here’s how to lock in current price for Amazon Prime for one year
Right clicking on a Mac
https://www.macworld.co.uk/how-to/right-click-3610351/ How to right-click on a Mac Wondering how do you right click on a Mac? Here's how to right click on a trackpad, Apple mouse, Magic mouse, or any mouse. By Karen Haslam, Editor | 13 Jan 22 CONTENTS > Press Control to right click on a mouse or trackpad> Tap a corner of the trackpad> Use right-click with an … Continue reading Right clicking on a Mac
10 hidden features on the Kindle
goodereader.com/blog/kindle/top-10-hidden-features-on-the-kindle Top 10 hidden features on the Kindle January 31, 2022 By Sovan Mandal Think of e-reader devices or even e-books and chances are that it is the Kindle that would come to your mind before anything else. While this can be a measure of the immense popularity that the Kindle range of e-readers has come to … Continue reading 10 hidden features on the Kindle
U.S. really loves SMS while rest of world uses WhatsApp
http://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/02/technology/sms-whatsapp.html? Americans Can’t Quit SMS The world loves WhatsApp and other texting apps. Americans are chatting in their own bubble. CreditCredit...By Brendan Conroy By Shira OvideFeb. 2, 2022, 12:35 p.m. ET This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. Here is a collection of past columns. My fellow Americans, we are weird. The United States is one … Continue reading U.S. really loves SMS while rest of world uses WhatsApp
U.S. COVID death rate far higher than other wealthy countries and here’s why — lower % vaccinated
The charts of death rate for wealthy countries is simply devastating when each death is looked at someone's personal loss. Please do click thru. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/02/01/science/covid-deaths-united-states.html U.S. Has Far Higher Covid Death Rate Than Other Wealthy Countries By Benjamin Mueller and Eleanor LutzFeb. 1, 2022 Two years into the pandemic, the coronavirus is killing Americans at far higher rates … Continue reading U.S. COVID death rate far higher than other wealthy countries and here’s why — lower % vaccinated
Best chocolates for gift giving
http://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/gifts/best-boxed-chocolates/? The Best Boxed Chocolates By Lesley Stockton and Haley Sprankle Updated January 21, 2022 Photo: Michael Murtaugh FYI We’ve just finished a round of testing, and will soon add a new pick to this guide: the vibrant Richart Initiation box. We no longer recommend Michel Cluizel, but the rest of our picks remain. January 21, 2022Save If you’re looking for … Continue reading Best chocolates for gift giving
Thinking of giving up on avoiding getting COVID? Don’t
TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2022 Caroline Mimbs NyceSENIOR ASSOCIATE EDITOR With cases soaring, you may be tempted to just give up and accept that you’re going to get COVID. Our reporters offer three reasons you should still try to avoid it, if you can. Three Reasons to Avoid Getting COVID Right Now(Getty; The Atlantic)Omicron is everywhere, … Continue reading Thinking of giving up on avoiding getting COVID? Don’t
Reasons not to correct another’s mispronunciation
This leaves out the most important reason which I never forget -- they may only have seen the word and never heard it pronounced. That means they read. Hallelujah!! https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/mispronunciation-why-you-should-stop-correcting-people-s-mistakes? Mispronunciation: Why You Should Stop Correcting People’s Mistakes How a word is pronounced can change over time. It's a fascinating process, and Jane Setter looks … Continue reading Reasons not to correct another’s mispronunciation
“Goliath” — apocalyptic sci-fi getting a lot of buzz
https://www.npr.org/2022/01/30/1076798527/in-goliath-only-the-rich-and-white-can-escape-to-space-as-the-earth-collapses In 'Goliath,' only the rich and white can escape to space as the Earth collapses January 30, 20228:58 AM ET Heard on Weekend Edition Sunday JUANA SUMMERS Twitter Juana Summers talks to author Tochi Onyebuchi about his new novel, "Goliath," which imagines a futuristic world that is plagued by the same racial and socioeconomic injustices … Continue reading “Goliath” — apocalyptic sci-fi getting a lot of buzz
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