Where Was The Big Bang

Find out why Flannery O’Connor, an American novelist, is known as a master of the grotesque in Southern Gothic literature. -- Flannery O’Connor scribbled tales of outcasts, intruders and misfits staged in the world she knew best: the...

How do art and morality intersect? Today we look at an ethically questionable work of art and discuss R. G. Collingwood’s view that art is best when it helps us live better lives. We’ll go over Aristotle’s concept of catharsis and how it...

Reading and stories can be an escape from real life, a window into another world -- but have you ever considered how new fictional experiences might change your perspective on real, everyday life? From Pride and Prejudice to Harry...

Sci-fi technology is often more fiction than science, but it turns out there are actually some real-world labs that are working on developing force fields!

Plot often trumps reality when portraying space in movies and, as a result, many films are full of inaccuracies. So how much fiction is actually written into some of our favorite movies? Movies mentioned (and potentially spoiled) in this...

In which John Green teaches you about Margaret Atwood's speculative fiction novel, The Handmaid's Tale. John looks at some of the themes in this classic dystopian novel, many of which are kind of a downer. The world of Gilead that Atwood...

At the age of 21, Simone de Beauvoir became the youngest person to take the philosophy exams at France’s most esteemed university. But as soon as she mastered the rules of philosophy, she wanted to break them. Her desire to explore the...

In which John Green continues to teach you about Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut. (WARNING: When Slaughterhouse-Five was published, some of the crude language in the book caused controversy. We quote one mildly controversial line in...

The point of fiction is to cast a spell, a momentary illusion that you are living in the world of the story. But as a writer, how do you suck your readers into your stories in this way? Nalo Hopkinson shares some tips for how to use...

This video explains seminal texts.

Howcast - A book report summarizes the content of a book, and is typically assigned in grades K through 12.

If you've replaced your Rolodex with a database or printed a run of business cards that you never gave out, don't throw them away — try these uses instead.

Use these tips to form the book club you've always dreamed of.

Author Poorna Bell on the power of rewriting South Asian experiences in the media

Why The Picture of Dorian Gray is ‘casually bisexual’

Boris Johnson's former aide gave Boris Johnson an average grade when discussing his reputation for rule breaking.

The rise in passengers led Tweed to upgrade its traveler experience, putting in a café, a bar and its most recent addition - which may be an airport first - a book vending machine.

Pupil outcome: I can name the features of a traditional tale. Key learning points: - Traditional tales are stories that are retold again and again and can be retold in different ways. - Some traditional tales have magical aspects such as...

Pupil outcome: I can listen to and respond to a story. Key learning points: - The plot is what happens in a story - Fiction stories can sometimes teach us about real life experiences, such as how to care for a pet - Illustrations, as...

Pupil outcome: I can compare fiction and non-fiction texts. Key learning points: - Fiction books are made up by the author and non-fiction books provide information based on facts. - Fiction books have fictional characters and places and...

Pupil outcome: I can read the opening of 'The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark'. Key learning points: - Fiction is a story which is made up or imagined. - The opening of a story introduces the characters and the setting. - Plop is a baby...

Pupil outcome: I can make a prediction about a book using what I know about superheroes and the front cover. Key learning points: - Superheroes are fictional characters that have a special superpower - Superheroes are often described as...

Pupil outcome: I can explore characters in historical fiction and non-fiction texts, researching what makes them inspirational Key learning points: - Historical fiction is a genre in which a fictional plot takes place in the setting of...