What Does a Poet Laureate Do?
On April 30, 2020, Joy Harjo was appointed to her second term as the U.S. Poet Laureate. She is the nation’s 23rd Poet Laureate, the first...
Essential Until We’re Not: An Angry Librarian On the Disregard for Library Staff Safety
As I write this article, many, many libraries across the country are planning to reopen in some capacity, whether it’s offering curbside pickup services or allowing...
3 Great Recent YA Books Without Romance
Blue is having a hard time moving on. He’s in love with his best friend. He’s also dead. Luckily, Hamal can see ghosts, leaving Blue free...
Interactive Videos Help Kids Process Emotions With Poetry: Critical Linking, May 20, 2020
Critical Linking, a daily roundup of the most interesting bookish links from around the web is sponsored by our Robyn Carr Prize Pack giveaway, courtesy of...
You Can Request Early Access to Transfer Play Music to YouTube Music
After years of running overlapping Play Music and YouTube Music side-by-side, Google is working on transitioning users from the former service to the latter. The transfer...
How to Stop Steam From Launching at Startup
Like many gaming apps, Steam will start automatically when you sign in to your computer. This can lead to clogged bandwidth, as games update automatically or...
Dell XPS 13 (2020) Review: Hail to the Tiny King
For years I’ve read that the Dell XPS 13, or rather the version following the 2015 redesign, was the best all-around Windows laptop out there. As...
How to Collapse and Hide Tab Groups in Google Chrome
Google’s Tab Groups feature is available in Chrome 83, releasing on May 19, 2020. Google is slowly rolling out the feature along with the ability to...
The Best Free Microsoft Office Alternatives
While Microsoft Office is still the ubiquitous choice for word processing, slideshow presentations, spreadsheet calculations, and many more digital tasks, there are still plenty of free...
Creating Wider, Deeper, Better Realities: The Millions Interviews Patrick Madden
Patrick Madden begins the acknowledgements to Disparates, his new book of essays, with a quote from the Spanish mystic St. Teresa de Ávila: “The true proficiency...
