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What’s the Big Deal With NFTs?

If you need a breakdown on NFTs, or curious over what the most recent kerfuffle over them has been about, this is the piece for you.

Why We Used To Tell Ghost Stories On Christmas Eve (And Why We Should Restart The Tradition)

The tradition of telling ghost stories on Christmas Eve gave us A CHRISTMAS CAROL. So where did we lose those stories along the way?

A Voice of a Generation: The Millennial Writer and Slacker Fiction

Is there such a thing as a "millennial writer?" And why is everyone so convinced that it must be Sally Rooney?

How Does Asian Historical Fiction Depict the Pain of Women?

How Asian fiction has helped women reclaim historical narratives, putting women's pain into perspective and giving a voice to the silenced.

What is a(n) Herbarium?

Explore the background and reasons for creating a herbarium, including what they are and why they're deeply important to natural history.

Feast Your Eyes: Genres to Read to Expand Your Culinary Horizons

It's not just cookbooks that can lead you to new foods. Here are four more genres that can help you develop your palate.

Why Romance Will Never Stop Retelling Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast

Why Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast remain such common folkloric allusions in romance, and why they likely always will.

Retellings Keep the Classics Relevant

How retellings extend the life of the classics by inviting new readers in and exploring old and new ideas side-by-side.

At the Heart of the Tale: What Makes Stories Poised for Retelling

What makes a great story worth retelling, and what kinds of stories should we expect to see retold in the future?

Why Retellings of Classics From Authors of Color and Queer Authors Matter

Through recognizable characters and narratives, retellings by queer authors and authors of color show that these stories can belong to anyone, anywhere.