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Here is my collection of letters over the years; I keep them taped on the side of my bookshelf.

Rediscovering the Lost Art of Letter Writing

Morium Khan, Staff Reporter
July 3, 2025
An engaged group of Bronx Science students write and edit articles for ‘The Science Survey’ during journalism class.

The Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Journalism: A New Era of Reporting

Abigail Jones, Staff Reporter
March 18, 2025
On average, high school students spend several weeks on their college essays to get it right. But how much is that effort really worth? (Photo Credit: Nick Morrison / Unsplash)

Is the College Essay Really That Important?

Desara Zejnati, Staff Reporter
December 30, 2024
Rachel Aviv is a writer for 'The New Yorker' with two nominations for a National Magazine Award for Public Interest, one National Magazine Award for Profile Writing, and one Whiting Award for Creative Non-Fiction. Her book, 'Stranger to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us' was named one of the ‘10 Best Books of 2022’ in 'The New York Times.’ (Photo by Rose Lichter-Marck; used by permission of Rachel Aviv)

New Yorker Writer Rachel Aviv’s Advice to Young Writers

Georgie Barth, Staff Writer
July 10, 2024
Without a thorough understanding of the humanities, our culture is likely to suffer. (Photo Credit: Quinten de Graaf / Unsplash)

Humanities: The Decline of the Building Block of Society

Nora Gupta, Staff Reporter
July 4, 2024
“The ability of writers to imagine what is not the self, to familiarize the strange and mystify the familiar, is the test of their power.” - Tony Morrison (Photo Credit; Debby Hudson / Unsplash)

Recognizing the Future of Literature: An Inside Look into the World of Young Writers

Ruby Moran, Staff Writer
May 13, 2024
A soldier, defeated yet empowered, charts the endless road back home. (Photo Credit: Stijn Swinnen / Unsplash)

How Blood Becomes Beautiful: The Poetry of the First World War

Chase Teichholz, Staff Reporter
March 12, 2024
The use of letters, throughout all languages, defines how we speak, think, and express ourselves. (Photo Credit: Amador Loureiro / Unsplash)

Ascertaining Alphabets: The Development of Written Language

Hallel Abrams Gerber, Staff Reporter
March 12, 2024
Helen Thomas, the first female member of the White House press corps is enjoying a moment of levity with President Lyndon B. Johnson and his grandson in the Oval Office in 1968. Thomas was a pioneer for women in her field and worked under the administrations of ten U.S. presidents. (Photo Credit: LBJ Library photo by Yoichi Okamoto, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

A Brief History of Journalism: From Hieroglyphic Inscriptions to Bits and Bytes

Nora Torok, Staff Reporter
January 26, 2024
“We defend free speech not because we want the right to scream at the top of our lungs. We defend free speech because our society and democracy depend upon our ability to reason with others, persuade, and be persuaded… The battle we're waging is a fight for the lifeblood of writers, our kids' education, our birthright as citizens, and the soul of our democracy,” said CEO Suzanne Nossel. (Photo Credit: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for PEN America. Used by permission of PEN America.)

Putting PEN to Paper: A Conversation with PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel

Nora Torok, Staff Reporter
July 21, 2023
Here is a solemn portrait of Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky in his later years. Photo Credit: Vasily Perov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The Dark Times of Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky

Katia Anastas, Staff Reporter
July 21, 2023
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A Profile of the Director Wes Anderson

Peter Rooney, Staff Reporter
July 21, 2023
It took Ross Benjamin over a decade to complete his new translation of Franz's Kafka's complete, unabridged diaries, which was published by Schocken Books earlier this year.

A Review of the New Translation of ‘The Diaries of Franz Kafka’ by Ross Benjamin

Otho Valentino Sella, Staff Reporter
June 6, 2023
Here is the poster for the Poster of the stage musical adaptation of 'Some Like It Hot.'

Will You Like It Hot? Some Do!

Acadia Bost, Staff Reporter
June 4, 2023
Around 10% to 12% of the world’s population is left-handed, as is the case with this watercolor artist.

Superb Southpaws: The Left-Handed People of Bronx Science

Irene Yimmongkol, Staff Reporter
May 12, 2023
Pictured are stuffed animals sold in a mall -- just years ago these toys would have been carried around by only toddlers. Now, teens and adults buy them, too.

A Fluffy Apocalypse: The Rise of Stuffed Animals Among Teenagers

Vanessa Encarnacion, Staff Reporter
March 13, 2023
'Dune' is the first and most well known novel in Frank Herbert's iconic series, 'Dune' irrevocably shifted the paradigm of sci-fi writing.

Frank Herbert’s ‘Dune’ Saga: An Analysis

Peter Rooney, Staff Reporter
March 7, 2023
The book that once was neglected by me during the hardships of the Covid-19 pandemic became one of my personal favorites of all time. Perhaps more personal legends will be discovered after giving this book a read.

Finding My Own Personal Legend in Paul Coelho’s ‘The Alchemist’

Maliha Chowdhury, Staff Reporter
February 28, 2023
Jan Morris, in her introduction to the New York Review of Books edition of 'A Time of Gifts,' published in 2005, describes the book as "a work of genius."

Patrick Leigh Fermor’s European Odyssey: A Review of ‘A Time of Gifts,’ ‘Between the Woods and the Water,’ and ‘The Broken Road’

Katia Anastas, Staff Reporter
January 18, 2023
While typing may be faster and more convenient for some, research shows handwriting has its own unique advantages. There are less distractions and more opportunity to sharpen critical thinking and conceptualization skills.

The Power of the Pen

Chanel Richardson, Staff Reporter
July 25, 2022
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