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Stack Overflow: Parenting Resolutions
It's another new year, which means people everywhere are making resolutions. Many of them won't be kept. But, not to be left out in the cold, I've made a few personal resolutions. Not to get in shape...
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Giveaway of New Illustrated Edition of The Hobbit
Reading Time: 1 minuteThe past week or so has been good for fans of The Hobbit. First, we got a sneak peek at the new trailer for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Last week also marked the release...
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Congratulations Hobbit Giveaway Winners
Reading Time: 1 minuteSome days ago, we announced a contest to give away three copies of a new, fancy, illustrated version of Tolkien’s beloved classic The Hobbit, thanks to the generosity of the...
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How to Raise a Wild Child
Reading Time: 4 minutes The capacity to fall in love with nature lies dormant within all of us, waiting to be reawakened. We’re closer than you might think to rebuilding a country of naturalists. If I...
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Coming Soon: Randall Munroe’s ‘Thing Explainer’
Reading Time: 1 minute After the success of What If?, xkcd creator Randall Munroe is back to explain some more things to you–without using any big words. Thing Explainer, due out this November from...
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Stack Overflow: Hey Kids, Wanna Learn Something?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Listen, sometimes it’s tough to get kids to read. And it’s often tougher to get them to read informational books that actually – gasp – teach them something. I get that. Too...
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The ACME Detective Agency Reopens for Business as Carmen Sandiego Returns
Reading Time: 1 minute Carmen Sandiego is back. It’s time to round up the usual suspects and track down the whereabouts of Ruth Less, Justin Time, M. T. Pockets, and all the rest. For those of us who...
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‘XKCD’ Mastermind Randall Munroe to Brighten Up Textbooks This Fall
Reading Time: 2 minutesI especially like how the original text is shown to start the piece (art by Randall Munroe) Soon your child will come home from school and start talking about “Up Goer Five.” At...
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Stack Overflow: Bored? Break Out the Art Supplies!
Reading Time: 3 minutes I have to be honest: boredom isn’t something I’ve personally experienced in a long time. With a full-time job, running my own business (which often becomes a second full-time...
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