American university students are taking fewer language courses than ever. Francisco Solares-Larrave says that's not good.

Nia Springer-Norris weighs the sides in the recent lawsuit against ChatGPT and other generative AI products.

Why do we cry when celebrities die? Ask Lonny Cain.

Paula Garrett finds inspiration in a few classics lines from a comedian.

An annual ritual has been stymied by the weather — and the ice fishermen of Wisconsin are quietly mourning.

Did you get the annual holiday letter? Rick Brooks says, "Here you go. It's a good one!"

Lynnea Erickson Laskowski says we grieve constantly. So why hasn't it become more natural?

Andrew Nelson wonders if the world is wandering down the same path it did in 1940.

There was always one present left under the tree when Susan Goldberg was growing up. It became a lesson in compassion.

Don't be annoyed by the sounds of the season. David Gunkel has three good reasons you'll survive.