George Orwell shared ‘6 rules for writing’ in 1946. People say they’re more essential than ever.

Fantômes du bois de Boulogne

« Tant de vies sacrifiées, et nous en sommes toujours là. Partout, des guerres, des expulsions, des dictateurs en devenir, un fascisme renaissant, et la haine de Hegseth. Et toujours, oui, toujours, des gens montrés dans des cages : des hommes déportés d'Amérique, enfermés dans des cages () / France, Fiction, Seconde guerre mondiale 1939-1945, Colonialisme

Burnham’s Contrition On Gaza Is hollow. Watch What He Actually Does In Power

Jonathan Cook Substack Actions speak louder than words, as the saying goes. So far, all we have from Andy Burnham – expected to become Britain’s new prime minister in little more than a week – are words. His three-minute monologue to camera on Gaza, communicated via social media, was carefully, and cynically, calibrated. Labour’s initial response []

Bill Rush: ‘The Death of Typists’

Bill Rush: ‘The Death of Typists’

Pinchas 5786: Know Thy Self

GOOD MORNING! Last week, while attending the wedding of a friend’s son, I was approached by a devoted reader of this column who told me that he has been faithfully reading it for many years and that he really appreciates what I write. He then lowered his voice and said, “You don’t actually write them, [] The post Pinchas 5786: Know Thy Self appeared first on Aish.com.

More Narrative™ Shaping by The New York Times

More Narrative™ Shaping by The New York Times

Nic Aubury’s poem: Ten Years On (or ‘A History of Brexit in Thirty Syllables’)

Nic Aubury’s poem: Ten Years On (or ‘A History of Brexit in Thirty Syllables’)

Have you ever read the Declaration of Independence?

“We hold these truths to be self-evident ” You probably know the rest of this sentence by heart. Generations of Americans have read, repeated, and reflected on those words since the founders penned them in the summer of 1776. Few documents have changed the course of history as much as the Declaration of Independence. But [] The post Have you ever read the Declaration of Independence? appeared first on Americans for Prosperity.

The Real Reason We Just Can’t Quit Mr. Darcy

More than 200 years after Pride and Prejudice was published, one of the most enduring men in English literature still has something to teach us—and it’s not what you think.

'An apology, a warning and a clarification to all southsiders - I must do better and try harder and whatever'

'Don't read this if you're going to take it seriously - not reading should come easy to fans of Ulysses of all backgrounds'

Letters: More gun laws are not the answer to tragic shootings

Readers speak out on recent shootings, sky-high World Cup costs, 'rights' for trees, Elon Musk, antisemitism and more in letters to the editor

‘All men are created equal’ turns 250

Penned at the birth of our nation 250 years ago, “All men are created equal” remains one of the most consequential phrases ever written. Five simple yet momentous words in the Declaration of Independence, signed on July 4, 1776, profoundly remade the world and ushered in an unequaled explosion of freedom and prosperity. If you []

NYT Spelling Bee Answers for Thursday, June 25, 2026: Complete Word List, Pangram, Hints and Genius Score

The New York Times Spelling Bee for Thursday, June 25, 2026, presents players with a compact but deceptively challenging letter set. While today’s puzzle contains only 35 accepted words, reaching Genius still requires careful word hunting, strategic use of longer entries, and discovery of the lone pangram, FIXATED. The puzzle’s relatively modest answer count hides several less-obvious words that can easily keep solvers searching long after they have exhausted the most common combinations. Today’s Spelling Bee puzzle uses the letters A, D, E, F, I, T, X, with I serving as the mandatory center letter. Every valid word must include

Rare Copy of the Declaration of Independence Is Discovered in London

One evening in May, Michael Scurr was in the National Archives in London studying 18th-century letters from a British naval captain when he found a piece of paper tucked in a sheaf of papers. “I unfolded it and there it said: Declaration of Independence,” said Mr. Schurr, a retiree who volunteers to catalog records at []

If You Still Depend on One Paycheck in 2026, You’re Taking a Bigger Risk Than You Think

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Wordle today: Answer, hints for July 8, 2026

Here's the answer for Wordle 1845 on July 8 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

AI helps create structured literacy for older students

Catherine Gibbons writes about a structured literacy approach for older struggling readers that combines explicit phonics ins -More-

Stupidity

Stupidity. A harsh word. Unfortunately, it exists – and in multiple shades. Recently I came across a book by Carlo M. Cipolla titled “The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity.” I found it on the coffee table at the home of my friend Sonu and his wife Julia in their mansion on a beautiful atoll in The post Stupidity appeared first on Egypt Independent.

The Lincoln Speech Every American Should Read Before America 250

The Lincoln Speech Every American Should Read Before America 250

Fiona Sampson’s 6 favorite books detailing life histories

Fiona Sampson’s 6 favorite books detailing life histories

डरछेरुवाको बकपत्र

मलाई अचेल साह्रै डर लाग्न थालेको छ। कसैले हालसालै लेखेको सम्झेँ, ‘परम्परागत बौद्धिकहरू डराएका छन्’। आफूमा पनि ‘बौद्धिक’ हुने लक्षण देखियो कि भनेर एक किसिमले खुसी पनि भएँ। फेरि ‘परम्परागत’ पनि भनेको हुनाले मजा मानिनँ। बौद्धिक नै हुने हो भने आधुनिक हुनु नि किन परम्परागत हुने। होस् यस्तो बौद्धिक हुनु परेन बरु यसै ठिक छ। []

Leave it to Merriam-Webster to deliver patriotic smackdown to UK

How do you spelling “winning”? US dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster brutally roasted the redcoats in a patriotic post taking aim at the United Kingdom to celebrate America’s 250th birthday. “Why is it ‘cancelled’ in the U.K. but ‘canceled’ in the U.S.?” the nation’s oldest dictionary publisher wrote on X. “Because we gave them that L in []...Click to read more

20 poets and the lines you'll still be thinking about tomorrow

Poetry's history expanded what language could do. These are the poets whose lines did that most clearly — and what made each one matter

3 simple words that helped Robert Frost stay resilient through a lifetime of anxiety and depression

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life. The post 3 simple words that helped Robert Frost stay resilient through a lifetime of anxiety and depression appeared first on Upworthy.

The Nazis’ Two-Front War

Today in The New York Review of Books: Omer Bartov on the Nazis’ war on communism; Susan Rubin Suleiman on André Breton; Philp Clark on Liza Lim’s pure sound; a poem by Jim Johnstone; and, from the archives, Andrew Raftery on the Declaration of Independence. Omer Bartov [] The post The Nazis’ Two-Front War first appeared on Attack the System.

5 Books That Define America--for Better and for Worse

5 Books That Define America--for Better and for Worse

Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Wednesday, July 1

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for July 1.

Rare printing of Declaration of Independence found in London

Rare printing of Declaration of Independence found in London

Slate Crossword: Spot Where You Might Order a Corpse Reviver or a Suffering Bastard (Eight Letters)

Ready for some wordplay? Sharpen your skills with Slate’s puzzle for July 1, 2026.

Andrew Griffith: Burnham must back British businesses

In ten days-time, a man who spent three quarters of his working life in London, and most of that time in politics, will step into Downing Street and try to convince the country that he is an outsider. He’ll presume to tell us about the Makerfield test, Manchesterism, and “doing things differently.” The post Andrew Griffith: Burnham must back British businesses appeared first on Conservative Home.

“The Literacy Crisis is Screaming”: TikToker Says 50% of Americans Can’t Read Above a 6th Grade Level

Have confrontations resorted to familiar slangs rather than full sentences and words because of vocabulary? A TikToker weighed in. Sign up to receive the Daily Dot’s Internet Insider newsletter for urgent news from the frontline of online. The post “The Literacy Crisis is Screaming”: TikToker Says 50 of Americans Can’t Read Above a 6th Grade Level appeared first on The Daily Dot.

Kisah ikon bola sepak Perak, Karl-Heinz Weigang dibukukan

IPOH: Sebuah buku telah dihasilkan bagi menceritakan sumbangan bekas jurulatih legenda dalam kancah bola sepak tempatan, Karl-Heinz Weigang kepada pasukan negeri Perak. Buku bertajuk ‘Kisah Di Sebalik Tabir, di Bumi Perak: Karl-Heinz Weigang’ itu ditulis oleh Zubir Shaharani, 42, yang mengambil masa hampir sembilan bulan untuk menyiapkan penulisan tersebut. Katanya, idea menghasilkan buku berkenaan timbul ... Read more The post Kisah ikon bola sepak Perak, Karl-Heinz Weigang dibukukan appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

Nigel Farage branded ‘hypocrite’ over Andy Burnham demand

Nigel Farage has been branded a “hypocrite” after demanding a General Election as Andy Burnham looks set to replace Sir Keir Starmer as Prime Minister. Speaking on GB News, Kevin Maguire, the Associate Editor of the Daily Mirror, took aim at the Reform UK leader. Earlier today, Mr Farage called for the British people to be given a vote, as the former Manchester Mayor has “no mandate whatsoever” to succeed Sir Keir. “I laughed when he said there should be a general election,” Mr Maguire began.“He's got four MPs, half his MPs, who've switched from the conservative electors elected.“There's a hypocrisy when he doesn't say we'll have by-elections when MPs flip parties, but you have to have a general election in a parliamentary system when you change leaders. “I think we should have a law that says you have an automatic general election, say six months after you change prime ministers, but we don't,” the Mirror editor said.WATCH THE FULL CLIP ABOVE Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter

The trouble with defining politicians by their university degrees | Letters

Readers respond to an article by Blake Morrison about Andy Burnham’s English literature degree and love of poetryI agree with Blake Morrison about the value of a humanities degree – specifically Andy Burnham’s choice of English literature (At a poet’s memorial, I saw how Andy Burnham could be a different kind of prime minister, 27 June). However, readers may have been misled by his rhetorical comment: “But do you need to have studied science, maths or PPE to become a prime minister? Maybe not.”If only we had more prime ministers with maths or science degrees. Wikipedia tells me that there has only ever been one with a science degree (Margaret Thatcher, chemistry), and three with maths or maths and classics degrees, and all in the 1800s (maths and classics, Robert Peel 1808 and William Gladstone 1831; maths, Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 1850, fourth class). None in the last 170 years. Continue reading...