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It’s Friday the 13th, and not only that, but Friday the 13th of October, the spookiest month of them all.The belief that this date is unlucky is widespread in Western culture. Does it scare you? Are there things that you avoid on Friday the 13th? Or do you live your life as normal?What else, if…

Use your imagination to write the opening of a short story or poem inspired by this illustration or, describe a memory from your own life that this image makes you think of.Tell us in the comments, then read the related article to learn more.Students 13 and older in the United States and Britain, and 16…

A recent article from the Style section reports: The word for a TV remote is marote; for chicken, it’s chimpken, and for the Aperol Spritz cocktail it’s app-a-ball spitz-ee. Shrimp is swimps, hair ties are hair gigglies and Starbucks is Starbonks.All of these are examples of so-called marriage language, the weird and oftentimes embarrassing dialects…

Breaking — the dizzying athletic dance style that accompanied the rise of hip-hop — is debuting as an Olympic sport at the Paris Games in 2024. Some breakers are excited about what the international spotlight may bring, while others say “breaking is an art form, not a sport.”Have you ever watched or participated in a…

What do you think this image is saying? How does it relate to or comment on society? 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 more.Students 13 and older in the United States and Britain, and 16 and older…

How adventurous are you? Do you seek out new experiences, thrills and challenges, or are you happier with more familiar and safer activities?Dorothy Hoffner, born in 1918, had survived both the Spanish flu and Covid pandemics, as well as her first skydiving attempt at age 100. On Oct. 1, at 104, she broke the world…

It’s a bird. It’s a plane. No, it’s a crime-fighting robot!The “fully autonomous” security robot, weighing almost 400 pounds and standing roughly 5-foot-3, is part of a push by the mayor of New York City for more law-enforcement technology.The Times reported on Sept. 22: Its official name is K5, and its California-based maker, Knightscope, describes…

A recent Times article reports:Espen Finstad was trudging through mud in the Jotunheimen mountains of eastern Norway this month when he happened upon a wooden arrow, bound with a pointed tip made of quartzite. Complete with feathers, it was so well-preserved that it looked as if it could have been lost just recently.But Mr. Finstad,…

Have Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift taken over your social media feed this week? In a recent article, The Times reports:After weeks of speculation about a connection between Kelce and Swift, who broke up with the actor Joe Alwyn this year, she attended Kelce’s game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on Sunday, watching…

Olivia Rodrigo’s new album had a blockbuster opening at No. 1 on Billboard’s chart last week. “Guts,” the second LP by the 20-year-old, became her second No. 1 album.Do you listen to Rodrigo’s music? What are your favorite songs? What do you think of the new album? What is it about her music that you…