Is the Mona Lisa Bad for Art?
Find all our Student Opinion questions here. Have you ever seen the Mona Lisa? In person, in a photo, on a pen or in a meme? Is it on your bucket list of things to see or do in your lifetime? Each year millions of people flock to the Louvre in Paris to catch a…
Love You, Bro
What do you think this image is saying? How does it relate to or comment on society or the world today? Can you relate to it personally? What is your opinion of its message? Tell us in the comments, then read the related essay to learn the story behind this illustration. Find many more ways…
‘A 📖 of Two 🏙’
What would the opening line of your favorite book look like written with emojis? Like Patrick Thomas, the graphic artist who recreated the first line of Charles Dickens’s “A Tale of Two Cities” in this piece, try rewriting a line from a book you’ve read by replacing some key words with emojis. Post it in…
Met Gala
The annual Met Gala is always about excess, extravagance and eyeballs, The Times writes. What are your favorite looks in this slide show? Why? The theme this year was “camp” — but in this case the word doesn’t mean the place kids go in summer, but, instead, refers to “a style or mode of personal…
Word + Quiz: yurt
Note: Our Sixth Annual 15-Second Vocabulary Video Challenge is underway. It will run until Feb. 18. yurt ˈyu̇rt, ˈyərt noun : a circular domed dwelling that is portable and self-supporting; originally used by nomadic Mongol and Turkic people of Central Asia but now used as inexpensive alternative or temporary housing _________ The word yurt…
Maze
What do you think this image is saying? How does it relate to or comment on society or the world today? Can you relate to it personally? What is your opinion of its message?Tell us in the comments, then read the related article to find out what it means.Find many more ways to use our…
‘A 📖 of Two 🏙’
What would the opening line of your favorite book look like written with emojis? Like Patrick Thomas, the graphic artist who recreated the first line of Charles Dickens’s “A Tale of Two Cities” in this piece, try rewriting a line from a book you’ve read by replacing some key words with emojis. Post it in…
Have You Ever Been Left Out?
Imagine it’s a Friday night. All your friends told you they were busy, so you’re sitting at home, alone, mindlessly scrolling through Instagram. But then you see a post that stops you in your tracks. It’s a picture of all of your friends hanging out together — without you. Has this ever happened to you?…
‘They’
What do you think this image is saying? How does it relate to or comment on society or our world today? Can you relate to it personally? What is your opinion of its message? Tell us in the comments, then read the related article to learn what this illustration is all about. Find many more…
Word + Quiz: jowl
jowl ˈjau̇-lē noun 1. a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging) 2. the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth _________ The word jowl has appeared in 23 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Jan. 28 in “A…
