Super Role Model
Source: Humanities
Read about the ups and downs of Wonder Woman, a comic book character created to raise the self-esteem of girls.
Arts & Entertainment
Don’t Like Hamlet? Now’s Your Chance To Rewrite It
Source: NPR
A new adaptation of Hamlet is written in a “Choose Your Own Adventure” format, allowing readers to take the plot in different directions.
Oliver Sacks Shares Tales of Musical Hallucinations
Source: Scientific American
In a hallucination, what is unreal seems real—whether a brief impression or a complete and lifelike scene. Ben Thomas discusses renowned neurologist Oliver Sacks’s book titled Hallucinations in this article.
Wikipedia Bumps Women from “American Novelists” Category
Source: The Guardian
A scandal erupted when editors of an online encyclopedia removed the names of women from its American novelists page and put them into a separate all-women subcategory.
Is That a Movie or Video Game?
Source: The New York Times
Computer-generated imagery has allowed filmmakers to create spectacular effects easily. But are more effects always better? In this feature from The New York Times, four writers who work in the film industry debate the question.
Need for Speed?
Source: C/net (CBS)
Did you know that electromagnetic technology makes roller coaster rides scarier than ever before? Or that pilots one day will rely on that same technology to launch jets from aircraft carriers? Visit this site to learn about big changes in the world of roller coasters.
Montague and Capulet as Shiite and Sunni
Source: The New York Times
In 2012, as a part of the World Shakespeare Festival, the Royal Shakespeare Company challenged theater groups around the world to create contemporary versions of Shakespeare’s works. Read this article to find out how one playwright reimagined the timeless story of Romeo and Juliet in war-torn Iraq.
How Can Women Gain Influence in Hollywood?
Source: The New York Times
Did you know that only one female director has ever won an Academy Award? Why are there so few women making movies? And what should we do about it? Explore the opinions of eight different writers.
Land of Odysseus
Source: History, A&E Television Networks
Odysseus longed to return home to Ithaca, but where exactly was ancient Ithaca? Some researchers think they have found the answer. Watch a video to learn about a place that just might be Odysseus’s home—modern-day Cephalonia Island in Greece.
‘Gnomeo & Juliet’: Shakespeare, Cheerfully Plastered
Source: National Public Radio
The story of Romeo and Juliet has been retold in countless book and film adaptations, not all to great success. Read one reviewer’s critique of a recent animated attempt to recreate Shakespeare’s characters as garden gnomes.