Writing

hand writing brain connectivity

Taking a class? Writing your notes may help you learn better than typing them

Mt. Joy's Matt Quinn covers Grateful Dead ahead of Philly Music Festival

matt quinn mt. joy

April is Card and Letter Writing Month, so mail a thoughtful note

April is Card and Letter Writing Month

Nonprofit helping Philly youth achieve success through writing

Mighty Writers Philly Nonprofit

GOAT, antifa, bingeable and mansplain among new words added to dictionary in 2018

Dictionary

Philly dermatologist wants to get under your skin – one word at a time

Carroll - Dr. Jules Lipoff

A Novel Idea, a new community bookstore headed for Passyunk, opens this weekend

novel idea passyunk

Upcoming FX series described as feminist 'Black Mirror' based on work of Philly writer

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Penn writing instructor adds to misconduct allegations against Junot Díaz

Writing your way through cancer

Maximum security prison inmates stretch a different type of muscle this weekend

Songs in the Key of Free

Earth to Christine Flowers: Bill Cosby is NOT Cliff Huxtable

The New Yorker spotlights Philly nonprofit for leading 'fake news' workshop

Newspapers

Painted Bride to host afternoon of yoga and poetry

Book Review: Local author offers 'Ego Management for Creative People'

Camille DeAngelis

Heat may have burned Mighty Writers' attempt at Guinness World Record

Carroll - Mighty Writers Event

Kids can break Guinness World Record by writing together

First Person Arts Festival wants Philly to share its stories

First Person Arts festival

Poe & Philadelphia: How the city shaped history's spookiest writer

Edgar Allen Poe

Donald Trump CVI

President Donald Trump diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency; here's what that is and how...

Loneliness Widow

Strong bonds with children do not lessen loneliness after losing a spouse

Virtua ChristianaCare Merger

Virtua, ChristianaCare health systems to explore $6 billion merger

Vaccinations Autism Aluminum

Many vaccines contain aluminum, but it does not cause autism, study finds

AI trust health care

AI has become ubiquitous in online search results, and Americans are using it to answer their...

Camp Homesickness

For most kids, camp homesickness is just a 'bump in the road.' A CHOP expert explains how parents...

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