Click Here to Read: The chutzpah of a supposedly dying language that’s thrillingly alive by By John McWhorter in The New York Times on November 28, 2024.
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Thanksgiving Politics
Click Here to Read: How to Handle Difficult Conversations at Thanksgiving Should families take politics off the table this year? By Richard Schiffman in The New York Times on November 20, 2018.
Click Here to Read: How to Argue Fairly and Without Rancor (Hello, Thanksgiving!) By Christine Hauser in The New York Times on November 16, 2016.
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Australia Has Barred Everyone Under 16 From Social Media. Will It Work?
Click Here to Read: Australia Has Barred Everyone Under 16 From Social Media. Will It Work? The law sets a minimum age for users of platforms like TikTok, Instagram and X. How the restriction will be enforced online remains open question By Victoria Kim in the New York Times on November 28, 2024.
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Hiker discovers first trace of entire prehistoric ecosystem in Italian Alps
Click Her to Read: Hiker discovers first trace of entire prehistoric ecosystem in Italian Alps Melting snow and ice has revealed footprints of reptiles and amphibians, dating back 280 million years by Angela Giuffrida on the Guardian website on November 14, 2024,
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A new ‘Merchant of Venice’ production challenges anti-Jewish tropes by doubling down on them
Click Here to Read: A new ‘Merchant of Venice’ production challenges anti-Jewish tropes by doubling down on them. A “contemporary, spirited” version of Shakespeare’s play opens off-Broadway at Classic Stage Company By Joseph Strauss November 20, 2024.
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The Trump landslide that wasn’t
Click Here to Read: The Trump landslide that wasn’t By Anita Chabria in the Los Angeles Times on November 21, 2024. I
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