Reading and Writing

"Novels of the earlier generations caused a stir, interested the minds of teenagers, and affected their beliefs and passions. Novels ha...

"Raised in a wealthy slave-holding family in Richmond, Virginia, Elizabeth Van Lew developed strong abolitionist sympathies as a young ...

Looking for a fascinating book to read before the end of the summer? Start with writers who were... Born this week: Maurice Maeterlinck, Bel...

A suppressed century-old technology may come back to life. Tesla's wireless electricity gets a new chance, and we can thank wars for it:...

While browsing through some old files I found this little ditty by Kieren McCarthy, from May 31, 2001: "What are those words that trigg...

"Enhanced books are truly amazing. It seems like everyday a new kind of enhancement is announced or shown off. Videos and images can be...

"A frightening foreign military intelligence directorate (GRU) report circulating in the Kremlin states that over the past nearly 48 ho...