IOC to discuss Tokyo Olympics postponement
The IOC will meet with the Japanese government to discuss postponing the Olympic Games due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The meeting will take place on Monday...
Instagram’s Updated Video Chat Lets You Browse With Your Friends
In an effort to keep people connected during the COVID-19 crisis, Instagram is rolling out a unique video chat feature called Co-Watching. This new feature allows...
How to Play Couch Co-Op in “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” (with One Switch Console)
You just bought Animal Crossing: New Horizons and can’t wait to play local multiplayer with two to four other players using a single Nintendo Switch console....
This Is All My Fault
On a morning shortly after my office closed for the coronavirus pandemic, I woke up convinced that the reason for the crisis was that I had...
Sally Wen Mao Wants You to Write Into the Void
In our series “Can Writing Be Taught?” we partner with Catapult to ask their course instructors all our burning questions about the process of teaching writing....
Why Is Dying in America So Expensive?
In Megan Giddings’s debut novel Lakewood, desperation leads to a loss of self in a capitalist medical system bent on taking advantage of Black people and...
7 of the Best Educational Comics for Your New Homeschooling Journey
The minute I heard about schools closing due to COVID-19 and self-isolation, all I could think was, “How in Hades will I know what to teach...
An Education on North Korea Through Books
Before 2014, I had not read anything longer than a news article on North Korea. Despite living in Japan for two years, I did not know...
Stuck at Home? Here are 20 of the Best Books on Hoopla Right Now
With libraries closing across the country in the wake of COVID-19, many of us are stuck at home without our usual access to physical library books....
20 Must-Read Books for Nature Lovers
A crucial part of any exceptional book is the setting. Fantasy authors pour their hearts into world-building. Historical fiction writers research meticulously to bring another place...
