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Op-Ed: National writing standards vs. the cultural reality

The Common Core State Standards Initiative proposed for US education will have to battle the facts of modern media writing. It’s strange to see that a standard is being set amid the wasteland of modern language. A brave concept facing the real world.

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Neil Macdonald: Media hatred and the rise of Newt Gingrich

Neil Macdonald writes that to understand the U.S. — a place where political discourse is soaked with religion and race — you have to listen to all the participants in the echo chamber: the screamers on the left, the howlers on the right and everything in between.

Making movie music for the Muppets

The dos and don'ts of writing music for the Muppets

The secret to writing a bestseller in India

How to become a successful author in India

Sorkin to write Steve Jobs biopic

Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin is to write the script for Sony Pictures' upcoming biopic of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.

Snow in Baghdad, and other ancient climates

Climatic insights from ancient Arabic writings