ViacomCBS agreed to sell the 96-year-old company in a deal that potentially creates a megapublisher.
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‘The Glorious American Essay,’ From Benjamin Franklin to David Foster Wallace
This anthology, edited by Phillip Lopate, offers a selection of 100 essays from colonial times to the present, about a wide range of philosophical and practical subjects.
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Portland State Prof Cornel Pewewardy: Thanksgiving Is Offensive, Must Be Replaced
During a recent guest lecture at Washington State University, Portland State University Professor Cornel Pewewardy told students that Thanksgiving should be replaced with a “National Day of Mourning.” Pewewardy told students that Thanksgiving is based on offensive stereotypes of “indigenous people.”
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‘F’s’ Spike by 83% Since Remote Learning Began in Fairfax County, Virginia
A report from Fairfax County Public Schools found the percentage of F’s earned by middle and high school students has jumped 83 percent since remote learning began.
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The British Library Adds George Orwell, Byron, and More to Dubious List of Shame
The British Library has added George Orwell, Lord Bryon, Ted Hughes, and others to a list of shame for cultural figures with supposed links to slavery.
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