Sneaking away with a book called "The Neverending Story," Bastian begins reading it in the school attic. The novel is about Fantasia, a fantasy land threatened by "The Nothing," a darkness that destroys everything it touches. The kingdom needs the help of a human child to survive. Whe...
John graduated Wesleyan University in 2007 with a double major in English and Russian Literature—a degree one professor called “fun but useless.” After working as a freelance writer, bookseller, dog walker, cashier, and radio host, he became a literary agent’s assistant and quickly began bu...
The Grammy winner welcomed daughter Hailie Jade in December 1995 with ex-wifeKim Scott. The former spouses tied the knot in 1999 and split in 2001 before exchanging vows for a second time in 2006. They called it quits again later that same year. Eminemalso adoptedStevie — who...
In old Hawaii, naming a newborn child was accomplished in two stages. The first stage, called pa’i nana wale (to think about the name), began when the expectant mother was still in utero and lasted one month after birth. The second stage, named kapu ka’ai makuahine (to give a nam...
He was born into a wealthy family, so he was able to spend his life as an artist without having to worry about finances. He originally followed a traditional path in the art world but then began to create pieces using a new art technique later called pointillism. Seurat found that ...
Mount Everest is called “Zhumulangma” in China, which means Mother Goddess of the Earth. China has literally got thousands of rivers. The Yangtze and the Yellow Rivers are the most important. The Yangtze is the world’s third largest river at 3,915 miles (6,300 kilometers) long. That...
Frank Epperson invented the Popsicle in 1905 when he was only 11 years old. It was called the Epsicle at that time. . Frank left his drink outside the door overnight with a stick(木棒) in it. That night the temperature dropped and everything was frozen(冻住), including Frank’s ...
One of the scenes in the book happens in a place called Sataf, in the Jerusalem mountains. When I drew the pencil sketch of the girl sitting on an olive tree in Sataf, I looked at many olive tree photos but couldn’t find exactly the tree I needed, so I made one up from my ima...
Most importantly, never make them feel there’s something wrong with them for being introverted.Embracing “quiet” kids as they are gives them the confidence they need in a loud world. Learn more in my books:The Secret Lives of Introverts, a manifesto for all the “quiet ones,” andSensit...
This legislation was born during World War II, partly out of fear the United States might be harboring Nazi or Communist subversion. In 1941, the act came into play to prosecute leaders of the Socialist Workers Party and was used in 1949 against members of the American Communist Party. After...