Author Jane Yolen, 87, died peacefully in her home, surrounded by family, in Hatfield MA on June 11, 2026. Jane Hyatt Yolen was born February 11, 1939 in New York City NY. She graduated Smith College ...

Eat well and exercise. That's the classic advice for living a long, healthy life. A new study suggests another habit to add to the list: Let your creative juices flow.

A new report warns that AI poses a serious threat to children's cognitive development and emotional well-being.

Andrew Chien told Fortune he’s been a computer scientist for 40 years but we’re close to “some seminal moments for how we think about AI and its impact on society.”

Beware where you wander on a foggy fall day when there’s no hint of wind but the branches still sway, where time stretches strangely and your watch makes no sense: there’s no morning or evening, ju…

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Local politicians take notice when people take the time to speak up about important community issues like book bans.

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I am absolutely delighted that my poem "Tanager's Cantrip" was selected as editor's choice for the April ekphrastic challenge over at Rattle literary magazine. My little magic spell of woodland birds and dappled light is on the front page today, and will shortly be listed in the archives of the ekphrastic challenge for future reading. I'm very grateful to both the editors and the artist; I loved…

Congress is potentially voting this week on a bill that would make it harder for millions of Americans to exercise their right to vote.

YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker

Today is International Day of Forests. And it turns out trees are good for our health. Studies show immersing yourself in nature — especially a forest — can reduce stress and lower blood pressure.

The order prohibits the school board from removing books “because the district disagrees with the views expressed therein or merely to further their preferred political or religious orthodoxy.”

They say poetry is a form of protest, and certainly it is good to feel like sometimes one's words can pack a punch. I wrote this poem originally inspired by Rattle's ekphrastic challenge for September of 2024, using this image by artist Barbara Gordon. I thought I was angry then, and I'm angrier now. So I'm sharing a poem, and asking you to contact the people who have power over the things you care about.

I knew she had never worked in a kitchen before / no clue how to use a knife / after the new girl pulled ballgowns out of nutshells / and left the rest of us behind word got around

Alt: a pixel art of a dog in a purple car with the words the horrors persist but so do i