Meet the middle-schoolers keeping cursive alive, one swoop at a time

Script is finding new life in after-school clubs where students can learn to loop and swoosh their handwriting.

Preteens rediscover cursive writing in school classroom

Discover how a school is bringing cursive writing back into the classroom with a fun and engaging after-school club, helping preteens embrace the art of penmanship in today's digital age.
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'The importance of handwriting in an increasingly digital world'

The staff of the Martha Canfield Memorial Free Library invites the public to an in-person talk with Tim Brookes, author of ...
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The seed that gave Coca-Cola its name, and the bitter story behind it

The kola nut, once a sacred West African symbol of respect and unity, became part of Coca-Cola’s original formula. Its ...
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9 Classroom Activities Baby Boomers Will Remember with a Smile

Boomers still remember the proud feeling of a perfectly written line on a chalkboard and the triumphant moment of erasing a ...

Gladiator's Infamous Opening Shot Wasn't In The Script And Wasn't Planned. How Ridley Scott Got The Wheat Field

Gladiator is seen as one of Ridley Scott’s best movies, and the shot of Maximus grazing his hand over the top of the wheat ...
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The World's Oldest Writing

SCRIBE STATUE. FOUND: Lagash, Iraq. CULTURE: Sumerian. DATE: ca. 2400 B.C. LANGUAGE: Sumerian. In early 2016, hundreds of media outlets around the world reported that a set of recently deciphered ...