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by Bennett Kleinman Interesting Facts From Oscar winners to Hall of Fame musicians and world-class athletes, there are some celebrities whose accomplishments in the classroom are equally impressive as the talents that brought them fame. Many of these well-educated A-listers have put their advanced degrees to use, juggling careers in the world of …
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by Nate Anderson arstechnica.com Ivy League college students are, by definition, intelligent. They don’t need to use generative AI to cheat on exams; they could just learn the material. But they also tend to be competitive, ambitious, and overscheduled, so AI can look like an easy shortcut that makes more time in their lives for …
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by Kevin Burton If you say someone is “looking through rose-colored glasses,” you’re not giving that person a compliment, are you? You’re saying they have reached the wrong conclusion due to a faulty mindset or bias. “A cheerful or optimistic view of things, usually without valid basis,” is the definition of rose-colored …
by Merriam-Webster Dictionary Although Merriam-Webster is a dictionary of American English, it contains a range of words rarely heard outside Britain. Here are some of our favorites: Prat – a stupid or foolish person Prat has been British slang for the sort of person with whom you’d rather not share a long train journey since …
by Kevin Burton Just what does teen spirit smell like anyway? You know, people have put some thought into this. Really. This is from Nica Rodriguez, writing on http://www.thought.is: “For starters, the smell of a new book should ring a few bells. There is no denying that a new book smells …
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by Kevin Burton If one of your favorite new songs got banned from commercial radio today, you might not even know it. That, of course, would tamp down the outrage a bit. But back in the day radio was king, and airplay, or lack thereof, had big sales implications. What follows is …
by Kevin Burton If I said today’s post represented equal time for dog lovers, you’d say “surely your definition of equal is skewed.” You’d say “seems to me in your world, cats are more equal than others.” You could say this is more like throwing dog lovers a bone. You would be …
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by Dictionary Scoop Throughout history, sports legends have given us more than just great games to watch. These were people at the top of their game who pushed themselves to the limit. And still, along the way, they picked up knowledge that is relevant to all of us. Here are ten quotes that stand …
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by Dictionary Scoop American English has influenced global vocabulary for more than a century through movies, advertisements, literature, music, businesses, and technology. Some words that began as distinctly American expressions eventually became common almost everywhere, even in places where English is not an official language. Here are 12 Americanisms have crossed oceans and …
by Kevin Burton How to wrap one’s heart and empathetic mind around the heartbreak for England as it coughed up a late lead to lose 2-1 to Argentina in the World Cup semi-finals Wednesday? Think of a Cleveland basketball fan watching Michael Jordan sink a jumper over Craig Ehlo in the 1989 playoffs …
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