Barcelona reached the semifinals of the Champions League for the first time in six years, despite being outplayed and comfortably beaten 3-1 by Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday. A commanding 4-0 victory at home had put Barça in the driving seat against Dortmund in…
Moments from the end of extra time, Manchester United’s Europa League campaign seemed dead and buried against Lyon. It looked like this was going to be another low point in United’s dismal season: 14th in the Premier League table and now about…
There’s more to succeeding in college than just scoring well on tests. Thriving on campus requires developing a few critical life skills before college. Some of these skills are practical—like knowing how to do basic housework. Others are “soft skills” like knowing…
The introduction to a new college curriculum can seem overwhelming, but optimizing your study habits can boost your confidence and success both in and out of the classroom. Transitioning from high school to the rigor of college studies can be…
The National Education Union has voted to encourage members to ballot for industrial action against plans by the country’s largest trust to offer less generous pensions in return for a higher salary. Schools Week revealed last year how United Learning, which…
the perilous nature of some fashion items have a long history, from the potentially hazardous heights of stilettoes to the damaging constrictions imposed by the corset. But health-harming trends aren’t a thing of the past. Fast fashion, the making and selling of cheap…
All thanks to the digital boom, it is now easy to connect with family members, friends, and like-minded people. But this is not all! Social media supports the teaching and learning processes beyond regular school hours. Most of us often…
The Correspondent is a film every journalist should see. There are no spoiler alerts. It is based on the globally-publicised jailing in Cairo in 2013 of Australian journalist Peter Greste (played by Richard Roxburgh) and his Al Jazeera English colleagues, Canadian journalist…
March 27, 2020 What I’m sharing today, in the absence of baseball, is a short story I wrote about a ballplayer in a slump. Having worked in professional baseball for the Orioles for 13 total years, I saw a lot…
How will the internet evolve in the coming decades? Fiction writers have explored some possibilities. In his 2019 novel “Fall,” science fiction author Neal Stephenson imagined a near future in which the internet still exists. But it has become so polluted with…
