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In the May 13 issue of New York Magazine, Kathryn Schulz introduced a critique of F. Scott Fitzgerald's much-beloved The Great Gatsby by referring to the current movie-driven Gatsby resurgence as a recrudescence:: "Since we find ourselves, as we cyclically do here, in the middle of another massive Gatsby ­recrudescence, allow me to file a minority report." Continue reading...

Ten Words from The NY Times - May 8, 2013

Ten Words from The NY Times - May 8, 2013

Learn Ten Words from The NY Times - May 8, 2013. Then see "Vocabulary Begets Vocabulary: The More You Know, the More You Learn" to understand why learning these words will help you absorb even more as you read.
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Just in time for the release of The Great Gatsby film this weekend, learn vocabulary from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel with five new vocabulary lists. Continue reading...
Congratulations to students from Correia Middle School in San Diego, CA, who continued to dominate the school leaderboard in April! Continue reading...
In writing about Harvard Medical School faculty member Dr. Angelo Volandes and the films he is making to help terminally-ill patients decide to opt out of medical intervention, The Atlantic contributing editor Jonathan Rauch uses mesomorph to describe Volandes' physical appearance. Continue reading...

Ten Words from The NY Times - May 1, 2013

Ten Words from The NY Times - May 1, 2013

Learn Ten Words from The NY Times - May 1, 2013. Then see "Vocabulary Begets Vocabulary: The More You Know, the More You Learn" to understand why learning these words will help you absorb even more as you read.

List of the Week: Jonathan Safran Foer

List of the Week: Jonathan Safran Foer

Test your vocabulary against Jonathan Safran Foer's with this new, interactive Vocabulary List of words from his novel Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4
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