US President Harry S. Truman once famously said, “Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers.” In our hyper-connected, always-digital world, the ability to read and process information is becoming more critical than ever. As a nation, we are reading less, as evidenced by the decline in newspaper readership, book sales, library use, and literary … [Read more...] about Seven Simple Tricks to Help You Read More Books This Year
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What Can I Learn from Fake News and Clickbait Stories?
Fake news is not something new, but with the rise of the internet and increased use of social media, it is getting harder to distinguish it from the truth. Can you spot fake news? Perhaps you are aware that you can't trust all websites and that you should first check the information before pressing share. However, being able to spot fake news and clickbait stories requires … [Read more...] about What Can I Learn from Fake News and Clickbait Stories?
9 Unbelievable Sport from Across the World You Won’t Believe Exist
Do you think you know all the sports enjoyed by people across the world? Yes, soccer and basketball are most certainly popular in a vast number of countries. Then again, cricket and rugby may seem exotic to people elsewhere. Still, some other sports are downright unbelievable and even hilarious. 1. Sepak Takraw If you like volleyball, but … [Read more...] about 9 Unbelievable Sport from Across the World You Won’t Believe Exist
The Movies We’re Most Excited For in 2021
After many movie production postponements and outsourcing to streaming services in 2020, cinema patrons eagerly anticipate all the new movie releases of 2021. Hopefully, as the number of vaccinated cinema patrons increases worldwide, local cinemas will start opening again soon. These are the movies we're most excited to see in 2021: The Woman in the Window - Directed by … [Read more...] about The Movies We’re Most Excited For in 2021
What Would Need to Happen for Soccer to Become Mainstream in the US?
Despite billions of viewers watching the FIFA World Cup and the Champion’s League, the most popular annual sports event globally, soccer has still not caught on as prominently in the US. As we know it today, soccer can be traced back to many ancient civilizations, like the Chinese, Greeks, Romans, and Central Americas. In the 19th century, the Brits transitioned the game to … [Read more...] about What Would Need to Happen for Soccer to Become Mainstream in the US?