Babel by R.F. Kuang is a historical fiction fantasy that follows Robin Swift, a young Chinese boy plucked from China and enrolled into Oxford by a mysterious professor, who discovers an innate talent for linguistics and magic.
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Months after a bankruptcy judge approved Hudson Regional Hospital’s takeover of Christ Hospital, the newly rebranded Heights University Hospital is threatening to cut “non-essential” employees and services amid financial losses.
Affordable housing is one of the many problems surrounding Hoboken. With 69% of Americans claiming that they were “very concerned” about the cost of housing, it’s both a local and national concern.
When I was little, I used to watch my mom press a small red bindi to the center of her forehead before leaving the house.
If you’re a member of the Intelligent Dance Music (IDM) community, you have probably heard of Aphex Twin. If not, you have, but I’ll jog your memory — the guy who has an uncanny grin on his album art, and sometimes his music will be in the background of TikToks.
The Victorian Language of Flowers was used for decades to relay feelings that people had a hard time expressing or were too embarrassed to share.
When people say “college is where you find your lifelong friends,” it can feel like a lot of pressure. Between classes, part-time jobs, and trying to keep up with everything else, making meaningful connections sometimes feels like one more thing on a never-ending to-do list.
As I was sitting in my physics lecture, fighting a losing battle against my attention span, the professor said something that caught my attention, “When you solve these problems, start by taking friction out of the equation.”
Most movies portray teachers as miserable and cruel to their students. But few are portrayed like John Keating, played by the legendary Robin Williams, in Dead Poets Society.
By mid-morning, Stevens comes alive with a kind of warmth you can feel from the top of Castle Point. Families make their way up the hill, clutching coffee cups and cameras, as students lead them through familiar shortcuts and favorite spots.