Tag: human interest
Somehow, the new adaptation of Beauty and the Beast just got even more amazing. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Emma Watson has revealed some incredible details about Belle‘s new …
Savor it for a while. Do you like it? What do you like about it? Are you picking up any hints of where it came from? No, we aren’t …
As the weather warms up and we all emerge from winter hibernation, we want to spend more time outside in the fresh air. For book lovers, taking our books …
In 1973, the Supreme Court ruled in Roe v. Wade that a woman’s privacy rights are “broad enough to encompass the right to terminate her pregnancy.” Now, despite the decades …
Brazil is one of the largest countries both in terms of economy and population in the world. Yet in spite of its prominence, we don’t talk enough about some …
Ralph Burns, a 64-year old man from Tennessee, has finally learned to read. “I had a rough life,” says Ralph Burns, who was abandoned as a child and had to drop out …
Lacey Kupfer Wulf
February 9, 2017
Book Lists, Book Lovers, Children, Classics, Dr. Seuss, Family, Fantasy, Faves, Human Interest, J. R. R. Tolkien, J.K. Rowling, Literary Fiction, Potterheads, Roald Dahl, Shel Silverstein
One of the greatest responsibilities as a parent is teaching our kids. And one of the most important, and most fun, lessons we can teach them is to love …
In the closest ever Senate vote, Betsy DeVos was confirmed today as Trump’s Education Secretary. But it’s not just senators who are concerned about DeVos’s ability to effectively serve …
Japan has a rich history dating back thousands of years. Naturally there have been hundreds of prominent leaders that have arisen over the course of the country’s history. These …
This is How it Always Is by Laurie Frankel tackles a complicated and modern fairytale. Rosie and Penn are the proud parents of five boys, but the youngest, Claude, is different …
The experiences of the soldiers we ship off to war are unique and difficult to relate to. War is brutal and the things soldiers see are not always things …
Breakups. They can be more than just difficult. Especially before and during a major romantic holiday. Eh hem. But there is a way to “not be alone” this Valentine’s …
In light of recent political discourse in America, the growing divide between Republican and Democrat values has slowly been growing. This brooding distemper has even pulled books into the …
Most people satisfy their occasional instances of morbid curiosity by checking Wikipedia, YouTube or the Internet. With the topic of cannibalism being largely hidden and unappealing to modern society, much of …
The 1970’s were a great time for women’s rights in the United States. Between 1970 and 1980, women were given freer access to birth-control, both the Women’s Legal Defense …
Dear Diary, Snooze. I don’t know about you, but I’ve started and restarted writing in my personal journal more times than I care to admit. It always goes the …
You can never go wrong with buying another book (so what if you already have a few hundred?), but there are some books that unquestionably top the list of …
Are you still looking for the perfect Valentine’s Day gift for your sweetheart? Well, worry no more–the following is a comprehensive and creative list of book-related ways to impress …
There’s nothing more memorable than traveling the world, seeing the sights of a new land, learning the culture, hearing the unfamiliar sounds of a foreign tongue, and (my favorite) …
Native Hawaiians have made numerous contributions to society, but are often left out of any discussions regarding great historical discussions. Perhaps more egregiously, prominent Hawaiian leaders are often left …