The Word to the World
If you own a smart phone, you are no doubt familiar with the concept of autocorrect. While the system is meant to be a positive feature, which (in theory) saves you the embarrassment of misspelled words, its reputation betrays a somewhat different reality. Most people
In 2016, American documentary filmmaker Jennifer Nelson released a documentary titled Saving Happy Birthday. The film was the culmination of a four-year battle against giant record label Warner/Chappel Music over dubious copyright claims to the song “Happy Birthday to You.” Several years earlier, Nelson had
Death is not a popular topic of conversation. It never has been. Yet in recent generations much of our society has become increasingly squeamish about facing this reality. There was a time, at least in places like Europe and the Americas, where homes were built with rooms called “parlours.” This was