Katy Perry, Michael Jordan, Bill Gates, and others share what they wish they’d known as a teenager

Source: Newsweek

Check out this link to learn what advice some of the most famous and successful people in the world have for teenagers.

Shakespeare, Lincoln, and Ambition

Source: The New York Review of Books

Abraham Lincoln once wrote, “I think nothing equals Macbeth.” Learn about how Shakespeare’s dramatic exploration of ambition may have affected how Lincoln acted on his own ambition.

A Fairy Tale Influence

Source: Exquisite Terror

In this interview, fairy tale author Jack Zipes discusses why fairy tales matter, who their audience is, and how they influence the horror genre.

About Mark Twain

Source: PBS

Learn about Mark Twain’s life through this collection of texts, photos, illustrations, and other media.

How Much Sleep Are We Losing to Our Electronic Devices?

Source: Parade

Did you know that most Americans sleep with some sort of electronic device in their rooms at night? Do you? Find out how this habit might be affecting your sleep.

Can you be scared to death?

Source: Curiosity

The fear of spiders, heights, claustrophobia, and the fear of needles are the most common fears we experience. Read about how the fight-or flight-response affects the heart when we’re scared.

Molly Shannon’s Emily Dickinson Is No Reclusive Spinster

Source: WBUR

Emily Dickinson is often thought of as a solitary figure who never intended for her poetry to be published. Click this link to read about a 2018 dramatic comedy that challenges these notions.

‘Hamlet’ in Virtual Reality Casts the Viewer in the Play

Source: The New York Times

A recent production of Shakespeare’s great tragedy puts the viewer at the center of the intrigue and revenge.

The Most “Realistic” Civil War Novel Was Written Three Decades After It Ended

Source: Smithsonian

Stephen Crane’s novel The Red Badge of Courage is so realistic that readers tend to assume it’s based on his own experiences in the war. Spoiler alert: It isn’t.

Why Godzilla is the perfect monster for our age of environmental destruction

Source: The Conversation

Even though the first Godzilla movie was made over half a century ago, this hulking monster has staying power because it can represent the most modern of threats.