“Sleep is good, he said, and books are better.” ― George R. R. Martin

#ThisIsOurLane: Doctors hit back at pro-gun group NRA bbc.com/news/world-us-…

Imagine if one of the stipulations of English pre-16 enabled everyone to know how to use and understand the OED (Oxford English Dictionary) which tells you the historical origins and changes to words.

My column on When They See Us and Chernobyl (as well as a bit on OITNB)—and how beautifully made TV forces us to watch stories that seem unwatchable: newyorker.com/magazine/2019/…

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#MHCrisisAngels #MentalHealth

Here's evidence that STORYTIME really does turn kids into readers! Read them a story for the sheer pleasure of it & you will change their attitudes to #literacy. This should be part of every school day by law! #StatutoryStorytime egmont.co.uk/stories-and-ch… (Art: chris riddell)

New Infographic: "16 Boring Verbs & What to Use Instead" grammarcheck.net/boring-verbs/

Change is an option!

A homecoming performance that would make BEYONCÉ proud! Nianation💎 made us lose our breath with her 9.975 on floor exercise last weekend in Pauley. Who else is crazy in love with her routine? 😍

Suddenly everyone is an expert on plague, but please consider that perhaps a venerable apothecary of Mantua might know just a *little* bit more on the subject than a bunch of rude mechanicals rehearsing a play in the woods outside Athens?

‘Never fear: Thank Home, and Poetry, and the Force behind both.’ ― Wilfred Owen #BOTD in 1893

This is utterly heartbreaking! 💔

Wtf is going on?! People across the nation are unable to attend the funerals of their own loved ones - and THIS is happening!!!!

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What happens when a child has no attachments? Can an unloved child learn to love as an adult? Yes, no, maybe? This is a brilliant piece on the Romanian orphanage children. theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

Hello ITV News have you noticed that the Faroese killed an entire pod of 1428 dolphins yesterday . That’s news . Report it . Please RT