School leaves a mark. Whether you’re currently engaged in an academic pursuit or school is a dim memory from long ago, the rhythms and tides of school are part of your life. Grown adults still sense the changing seasons based on their old school schedules, and for younger folks school defines just about every moment […]
Thanks to superhero movies and comic books, these days you can’t throw a rock without hitting a shared universe. But what might seem like a passing fad or novelty is actually as old as literature itself. Throughout history, writers have hit on the idea of re-using characters from one story in another, or creating a […]
Ideally, college is an environment of learning and personal development. For some it’s also a place of stress and failure—but even that’s better than a place of murder, conspiracy, and violence, which is what you’ll find in the seven books listed here.
I really envy all the kids heading to college this fall. Independence, new friends, no parental supervision—just 15 hours of classes per week, afternoon naps, and all the bad cable TV you can watch. As an adult, I’m lucky if I spend only 40 hours a week at the office. Instead of strolling home at noon […]