teachingliteracy:

explore-blog:

If Dr. Seuss created Star Wars by Jason Peltz – the best speculative Star Wars since if Darth Vader raised little Luke, and the best speculative Seuss since if Dr. Seuss stories embraced political incorrectness.

(↬ It’s Okay To Be Smart)

She was a dark and stormy night. And corny. As well as canned and campy.

from the Silent Film Studio exhibit at the Santa Barbara Natural History Museum

newyorker:

From the first time we step into an English class, we’re told that the rules matter, that they must be followed, that we must know when it’s appropriate to use a comma and what it means to employ the subjunctive mood. But do these things really matter? Outside of the classroom, what difference does it make if we write “who” instead of “whom” or say “good” instead of “well”?

Ryan Bloom breaks down the language wars in his post, “Inescapably, You’re Judged by Your Language”: http://nyr.kr/M2IOWy

My favorite thing to do.

(Source: southern-dreamin)

mindrive:

The Kowloon Walled City

teachingliteracy:

newsweek:

Ben Yagoda helpfully explains the most comma mistakes. 

[Illustration by Peter Arkle]