For some people, fears and phobias are limited to avoiding black cats on Friday the 13th. For others, excessive fear of things like spiders or escalators can make daily life a misery. Help might be at hand, though, thanks to virtual reality. The theory behind this treatment is exposure therapy, a well-known technique that uses… Read more »
For the past two weeks we’ve discussed forming the possessive with common nouns, both singular and plural. In this week’s Toolbox, we’ll look at a different type of noun?the proper noun?and how it forms the possessive case. General rule for singular proper nouns Proper nouns are most easily recognizable as the names of specific people… Read more »
Have you ever concentrated on something so intently, with so much ferocious focus that later you realized you hadn’t even blinked for what felt like hours? And no, a marathon session of Spider Solitaire doesn’t count. I usually do that until my forearms cry out in pain. I’m talking about serious work with a deadline… Read more »
Dear Barb: I am a forty year old mother of three and lately I have been losing my zest for life. I have gained a few pounds that I can’t seem to lose, my hair is going grey, my eyesight isn’t as good as it used to be, and I know I’m going to have… Read more »
Book: Palestinian Music and Song: Expression and Resistance since 1900 Editors: Moslih Kanaaneh, Stig-Magnus Thorsén, Heather Bursheh, and David A. McDonald Publisher: Indiana University Press Palestine’s struggle is, to some extent, the story of every nation. So rare is it to find a country or ethnic group with no memory of ever having been colonized…. Read more »
Despite the bad rap that March often gets I have a certain fondness for this month. No other month has two lovely creatures associated with it: lion and lamb. Oh, sure, February has a weather-forecasting rodent with an unpronounceable name but that hardly compares. March holds the promise, often sadly overstated, that spring is indeed… Read more »
In last week’s Toolbox, we began tackling the possessive form of nouns. We covered two basic rules for singular common nouns: 1) A singular common noun that does not end in -s forms the possessive by adding an apostrophe + s. 2) A singular common that does end in -s also forms the possessive with… Read more »
Talk to someone concerned about the rise of computers and the digital age, and one thing You’re likely to hear is that we rely too much on machines. Yet one of the surprising consequences of our gadget-filled days could be just the opposite: all those iPads and Android phones might come to rely more on… Read more »
Dear Barb: Tina and I have been best friends for fifteen years. We get along really well for the most part. Tina’s boyfriend and I were friends on facebook, therefore I was taken back when, one day out of the blue, Tina told me that her boyfriend was getting tired of seeing posts from me… Read more »
Film:Problem of Evil Directors: Ethan Kogan and Jessica Silvetti Written by: Ethan Kogan and Jessica Silvetti ?And when he knew for certain Only drowning men could see him, He said, ?All men shall be sailors then, until the sea shall free them.? But he himself was broken long before the sky would open, Forsaken, almost… Read more »