See photogenic Florida hunters pose with their python 'trophies'

The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program has been a big success since it started in 2025.

Python egg hunt: Florida elimination program adds new reward category

The South Florida Water Management District is now rewarding hunters for removing python eggs and active nests from the landscape.
The New Yorker

Can A.I. Produce Writing That We Actually Want to Read?

This is part of a series of columns about the viability of the American university system. In the previous installment of this series on the future of higher education, I talked with professors about ...
NPR

The Write Question

The Write Question is a weekly literary program hosted by Lauren Korn that features authors from the American West—and beyond—including James Lee Burke, Kate Lebo, Anne Helen Petersen, Robert Wrigley, ...
CNET

How to Write Your Resume With ChatGPT and Still Sound Like Yourself

Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.
The Atlantic

The Biggest Tell That Something Was Written by AI

A few weeks ago, where I live in Johannesburg, a man ran a stop sign and crashed into my Subaru. At the scene he was frantic, unable to gather his thoughts. Half an hour later, I received a lengthy, ...
Fox2Now St. Louis

Shooter kills 1 and injures 10 in Texas days after firing at a police officer, officials say

A man who opened fire in the West Texas city of Midland in an attack Friday morning that left one person dead and 10 injured had shot at a police officer just days earlier during a chase, authorities ...
Purdue University

The RACES writing strategy is an acronym that stands for the following components:

This refers to restating or rephrasing the question or prompt in your own words to ensure that you understand it correctly. Provide a clear and concise answer to the question or prompt. This is the ...
The New School

Writing for Children & Young Adults

Young readers deserve our best work. The Writing for Children and Young Adults concentration is part of The New School’s MFA Creative Writing program, founded in 1996. Students study with our ...
Baylor College of Medicine

SMART Program

“I am extremely grateful to have had such as empowering mentor such as Dr. Chao during my time in the SMART Program. She allowed me freedom in my research based on my interests and adequately ...
Brandeis University

Writing Successful Introductory Paragraphs

This handout is available for download in DOCX format and PDF format. In the most abstract sense, the function of an introductory paragraph is to move the reader from the world of daily life into the ...