Film Club: ‘Bob of the Park’
“May is, like, the prime time that birders come out to look for birds.” You know, the weather is warming up. So we’re getting southern air coming up. And in that air, besides all the trucks coming up from southern Manhattan, are migrant birds coming up from the tropics. For birders who come out to…
What Was the Best Day of Your Year?
What were your personal, social or academic highlights this year? When did you feel your best? What did you achieve? What about the smaller moments — perhaps a video call with a friend, a meal you prepared for a parent or a long walk alone? Are those smaller moments the ones you remember as the…
Word of the Day: bane
bane ˈbān noun: something causing misery or death_________The word bane has appeared in 19 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Oct. 15 in “The Fight for Sneakers” by Daisuke Wakabayashi:When Bodega, a streetwear shop in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston, released a hyped, limited-edition New Balance 997S sneaker in…
Word of the Day: jut
jut ˈjət verb and nounverb: extend out or project in spacenoun: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundingsnoun: the act of projecting out from something_________The word jut has appeared in 13 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on July 15 in “Basketball Is Nothing Without Net”…
Word of the Day: boon
boon ˈbün noun and adjectivenoun: a desirable stateadjective: very close and convivial_________The word boon has appeared in 281 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Sept. 22 in “What Are the Best Houseplants to Get You Through Winter?” by Margaret Roach:Two days a week, the team is joined by Mr. Rosenbaum’s…
Word of the Day: bode
bode ˈbōd verb: indicate by signs_________The word bode has appeared in 84 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on July 26 in the Opinion essay “This ‘Shazam’ for Birds Could Help Save Them” by Margaret Renkl:Naturally, I had to try out the new technology. I am far from an expert birder,…
Word of the Day: deft
deft ˈdeft adjective: skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands_________The word deft has appeared in 138 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Aug. 3 in “A Cat on the Field. A Mantis on a Hat. Monday Baseball Had It All.” by Daniel Victor:An animal unexpectedly gets loose on a…
It’s Just Hair
This essay, by Shivali Vora, age 17, from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Edison, N.J., is one of the Top 10 winners of The Learning Network’s Eighth Annual Student Editorial Contest, for which we received 11,202 entries. You can find the work of all the winners and runners-up here.It’s Just HairI’ve always been a…
6 highly-rated programming movies from the Codecademy community
After a long day of coding, sometimes you just want to kick back and relax — and what better way than with a movie? We reached out to our community in a forum post and asked our learners about their favorite coding-related films. Here's what they shared.WarGamesWarGames was the most highly recommended film among our…
What does a web developer do?
Web developers play a crucial role in our society. Responsible for developing and maintaining web pages, they're behind all of our favorite websites, from Wikipedia to YouTube.Today, practically every organization needs web developers to keep up with competitors. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, web developers have a rapidly expanding job market, expected…
