How a python can eat its prey, like a whole deer, is jaw-dropping

Eating its prey can be a process for a python, which is why it relies so heavily on its jaw to get the job done, including ...
The Washington Post

Over shared meals, Philadelphians write a recipe for citizenship

PHILADELPHIA — The sound of 100 voices speaking various languages bounced around the Catholic school gymnasium like a basketball. The diverse group of Northeast Philadelphia residents — some whose ...
The Boston Globe

For a good life, write your obituary now

Helene Rosenthal is a writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, and Slate. I recently wrote my obituary and it cleared up a lot of things. I actually don’t want to climb ...
WUSA

Montgomery County parent says graduation program outed transgender students by printing birth names

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — A Montgomery County parent is speaking out after her teenager's birth name, rather than their chosen name, appeared in the printed graduation program at Albert Einstein High ...
The Boston Globe

Four high school journalists named winners of new-look Will McDonough Writing Contest

Four New England high school journalists are the 2026 winners in the revamped Will McDonough Writing Contest. Devyn O’Donnell and Joseph Manzi, both of Cranston West in Rhode Island, were the Grades ...
Bon Appétit

Crispy Tofu With Peanut Sauce

Think of tofu as a blank canvas for bold flavors—especially this rich, savory peanut sauce. Inspired by satay but without the skewers, this simple recipe transforms a handful of pantry staples into an ...
Brandeis University

How to Read Rhetorically

When we read rhetorically, we are moving beyond simply trying to comprehend what an author is saying at a basic level. Instead, one who reads rhetorically seeks to understand how meaning in a text is ...
Brandeis University

Writing Successful Introductory Paragraphs

This handout is available for download in DOCX format and PDF format. In the most abstract sense, the function of an introductory paragraph is to move the reader from the world of daily life into the ...