April Fools' Day: How it began and some of the most legendary pranks
If you find yourself the target of a prank this year, just remember to take it in stride. After all, it’s tradition!
Mega PTM in Punjab govt schools draws 20L parents
Chandigarh: Punjab education minister Harjot Singh Bains on Sunday described a mega parent-teacher meeting (PTM) held in govt ...
‘It’s very powerful’: Local students win Earth Day poetry contest
Two students from Bob Jones and Grissom High School will have their Earth Day poems turned into musical competitions after ...
Anchorage Daily News1d
Book review: April is Poetry Month, a good time to consider 3 new books by Alaskans
Poetry is alive and well in Alaska, and April as Poetry Month is a great time to meet or reacquaint ourselves with three very ...
Shalom & Aloha: Volcanoes, beaches, sunsets – and Jews – in Hawaii
The history of Jews in the Hawaiian Islands, when they arrived, what happened during World War II, and what their lives are ...
Science News2d
Readers talk science dioramas, an underwater volcano eruption, a zero-less number system
Museum experts are exploring how to bring the science dioramas of yore into the 21st century, while ensuring scientific accuracy and acknowledging past ...
Live Science3d
Huge steam plume rises from Alaska's Mount Spurr as volcano edges closer to eruption
The Alaskan Volcano Observatory has shared new images of plumes of gas streaming out of Mount Spurr, which scientists suspect ...
The Best American Poetry of the 21st Century (So Far)
We were looking for poetry that had struck its readers, for whatever reasons, as unforgettable, enduring, and influential: ...
Greek Reporter4d
Hesiod: The Ancient Greek Poet Who Described the Birth of the Cosmos
Hesiod was an ancient Greek poet whose epic work Theogony elevated him to the status of Homer and is "a major source on Greek ...
COLlive4d
High School Student Creates Powerful Spoken-Word Poem on Faith
Bais Rivkah High School student Bryna Sudak won a schoolwide competition with a spoken-word poem called 'Flames,' explaining the Chassidic concept of faith in Hashem during pain. Watch her moving and ...
WLRN5d
Stolen bikes and dreams: How a Miami poet makes art out of tragedy
A Miami poet discusses her Zip Ode poem about buying her own stolen bike, and how she views this as a quintessential Miami ...
Australia’s ‘wild reciters’ sought to change the world verse by verse. Who are today’s provocateurs?
In his latest book, Peter Kirkpatrick retrieves from Australian cultural history the compelling figure of the “ wild reciter ...