Overwritten, Maybe, But Less Overwrought
Researchers mining a Google books database report a decline in mood-related words in English-language books over the past 100 years.
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India, China, and the Importance of Storytelling
Katherine Boo's debut book “Behind the Beautiful Forevers” is a powerful story set in a Mumbai slum, and a reminder of how important stories about ordinary people can be.
Computer Determines If Torah Is Mosaic … or a mosaic
A computer analysis of the text of the first five books of the Bible determines at least two hands working on the scrolls.
Dr. Seuss Analyzed for Political, Social Effects
From there to here, from here to there, researchers find that Dr. Seuss is — in political, social, psychological and even business terms — everywhere.
Memorable Stories of 2009
A host of meaningful stories from Miller-McCune.com's second full year on the Web.
This Is Your Brain on Kafka
Does absurdist literature make you smarter? Giraffe carpet cleaner, it does!
Cracking the Case of Chekhov’s Ambiguity
As a birthday gift to Anton Chekhov, let’s try and get the gist of his famous plays right…
The Nobel and Literature’s Third Rail
No country is an island, a poet might say, but the insularity of the U.S. has raised some hackles.