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/ 2 months agoA video game based on the Chinese novel ‘Journey to the West’ is the most recent example of innovative retelling of this popular story
The game allows players to free Sun Wukong, the monkey protagonist from the popular 16th century novel ‘Journey to the West,’...
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/ 2 months agoGoodwill created a new high school for dropouts − it led to better jobs and higher wages
Graduates of The Excel Center in Indiana got steadier jobs and saw a 40% increase in earnings.
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/ 2 months agoInside the collapse of Disney’s America, the US history-themed park that almost was
30 years ago, the company had grand plans to build a history-themed park in Virginia. But efforts to ‘Disneyfy’ American history...
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/ 2 months agoA weakened Hezbollah is being goaded into all-out conflict with Israel – the consequences would be devastating for all
Israelis and Lebanese face similar predicaments: Their well-being is being sacrificed for military priorities.
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/ 2 months agoWhy can’t it always be summer? It’s all about the Earth’s tilt
The tilt of the Earth and your distance from the equator are just 2 reasons why summer’s not year-round.
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/ 2 months agoMen are carrying the brunt of the ‘loneliness epidemic’ amid potent societal pressures
There is an epidemic of isolation gripping the United States, health experts say, with the resulting loneliness disproportionately impacting men and...
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/ 2 months agoTrump and Harris vocabularies signal their different frames of mind
People can have their own personal dialect based on their own linguistic and social experiences.
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/ 2 months agoGentrification isn’t inevitable − it can hinge on how residents view their neighborhood
A case study of a mainly Latino neighborhood in Houston shows that when residents value a neighborhood as it is, they...
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/ 2 months agoSelf-forgiveness is more than self-comfort − a philosopher explains
Ahead of the Jewish High Holidays, repentance and forgiveness are on many people’s minds. But self-forgiveness is important for personal growth,...
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/ 2 months agoCollege can be confusing for first-generation students – but it doesn’t have to be
Though abundant choices and flexibility may have broad appeal, research shows those things can also complicate the college-going process.
