Private schools, well-known for their tolerance of the off-beat, surely welcomed Kari Smith's son into their fold (sarcasm). In 2005, unable to afford the pricey tuition, Kari did what...well, almost no one, I had hoped... would do. She offered her forehead as advertising space online and soon had a taker, the virtual casino "Golden Palace.com."…
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Ruh Roh, JK Rowling Upsets Middle England and Sikh Community
It seems that when beloved Harry Potter author JK Rowling departed Hogwarts with her latest novel, she strayed a little far from her adoring public, too. The new book, A Casual Vacancy, has been published for all of a week and is already shrouded in controversy. Though it was never intended to be for a young…
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Names and Nonsense: Ten Curious Names of the Famous, Infamous, and Others
Naming your baby is a weighty task. Most people strive to select names that either have a connection to family or ones that have a certain panache. But then there is that portion of the public where the name they select for their newborn is either offensive, unpronounceable, or unbelievable...sometimes all three. In the United States,…
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Are You with the Banned?
Banned Books Week is currently celebrating its 36th anniversary! This year's theme, "Banning Books Silences Stories," is a reminder that everyone needs to speak out against the tide of censorship. Did you know that some of the best works of all time, and very often the ones you'll have studied in school, have at one…
For Students: eNotes’ Intern Offers Writing Tips
5 Writing Habits to Ditch Now Our fabulous and world-worn eNotes intern returns to share cautionary tales from the battlefield of her college experience. Okay, so really she just graduated from UCLA and is dead smart, but that just means you should pay attention to what she says even more. This time, she covers the five…
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How To Talk About Books You Haven’t Read
Or, "Why It's Okay to Use eNotes' Study Guides" Modern literatis everywhere are faced with a crippling predicament: every month of the year, publishing houses churn out one bestseller after another, each one peaking our interest more than the last. And true booklovers, or at least those who want to be considered such, are expected…
Nora Ephron, Pioneer Woman
"Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim." Nora Ephron, one of America's most beloved humorists, died today at the age of 71. Unconfined to the mere role of "writer", Ephron transcended all genres. Journalist, screenwriter, novelist, playwright, essayist, blogger, she wore many hats, progressing from a young…
For Students: eNotes’ Intern Spills on the Other Ways to Prepare for College
Your teachers and counselors may have all of your academic college-prep under control (or if not, eNotes.com is here to help), but we at eNotes know that there's a lot more to the adjustment of going off to university than pure schooling. Most of you will be moving away from home, and aside from the…
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