Sherlock Holmes and the case of the Red-Headed League - Alex Rosenthal
AdultsCreativityHumanPsychology...One day in the fall, you called upon your friend, Sherlock Holmes, and found him in conversation with Jabez Wilson. Wilson had been working for the mysterious League of Red-Headed Men.
Can you solve the secret assassin society riddle?
AdultsBooksCreativityEducation...Your agent has infiltrated a life or death poker game in a hidden back room of a grand casino.
Why should you read Toni Morrison’s “Beloved”? - Yen Pham
AdultsBooksCreativityWritingDig into Toni Morrison’s novel, "Beloved," which tells the story of a family of former slaves whose home is haunted by an abusive spirit.
Why should you read “The God of Small Things” by Arundhati Roy?
AdultsCreativityHumanWriting...Dig into Arundhati Roy’s “The God of Small Things,” and follow the story of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by society’s “Love Laws.”
The Egg - A Short Story
AdultsCreativityEducationScience...A Big Thanks to Andy Weir for allowing us to use his story.
Why should you read Flannery O’Connor?
AdultsBooksCreativityLifeFind out why Flannery O’Connor, an American novelist, is known as a master of the grotesque in Southern Gothic literature.
Why should you read "A Midsummer Night's Dream"? - Iseult Gillespie
AdultsCreativityCultureLife...By the light of the moon, a group sneaks into the woods, where they take mind-altering substances, switch it up romantically and brush up against creatures from another dimension.
Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban: Why It's The Best
AdultsArtFilmBooksHarry, Ron and Hermione return as teenagers for a third term at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. But Harry's fate, and that of the entire community of wizards, looks bleak when the infamous Sirius Black--convicted of abetting evil Lord Voldemort by killing 13 people with a single curse--escapes from prison.
Three anti-social skills to improve your writing - Nadia Kalman
AdultsArtBooksCreativity...You need social skills to have a conversation in real life -- but they're quite different from the skills you need to write good dialogue. Educator Nadia Kalman suggests a few "anti-social skills," like eavesdropping and muttering to yourself, that can help you write an effective dialogue for your next story.