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200 Truth or Dare Ideas For Revealing and Hilarious Game Nights (opens the original)
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The game “Truth or Dare” dates back at least to 16th-century England. At that time, the game was called “Questions and Commands.” It was typically played by adults, and much like today’s game, it was designed to get people to confess their secrets and perform outlandish or absurd actions. The first written reference to this game appears in a French-English dictionary by Guy Midge, who defined the game thus: “It’s a game where the person presiding gives each member of the company a certain number
The Top Song From Every Year in the 1970s (opens the original)
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Grab your bell bottoms and tie-dye, because it’s time to go back to the ‘70s! This decade was characterized by highly recognizable fashions, cultural icons, and, of course, many a song and sound that remain beloved today. Some of the biggest hits of this decade might genuinely surprise you, and many of them break a lot of the rules people tend to associate with chart hits. Please enjoy this list of the biggest hits from each year in the ‘70s, according to Billboard magazine’s end-of-year Top Hot
The Controversial Meaning of 'Timshel,' the Word at the Core of 'East of Eden' (opens the original)
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Do we have free will and the ability to craft our own fates, or are we bound to play out a predetermined story written by forces outside our control? There is one scene in John Steinbeck’s East of Eden that resoundingly answers this question and encapsulates the book’s core thesis. It takes place in Chapter 24, during a discussion between the character Adam, his servant, Lee, and their neighbor, Samuel Hamilton. The pair are discussing the Biblical story of Cain and Abel, and considering the war
Quiz: How Quick Can You Pick the First Word in Each '90s Song Title? (opens the original)
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It’s time to head back to the ‘90s! This decade was before cell phones, social media, and streaming, so it felt like an entirely different world from the one we live in today. Pop stars and rock bands ruled the charts, though some songs found more radio play than others. How well do you know the biggest songs of the ‘90s? Test your knowledge with the quiz below by picking the first word of the ‘90s hits. How many did you get right? Is it time to brush up on your knowledge of ‘90s music? Read on
The Daily Writing Practice That Helped John Steinbeck Finish 'East of Eden' (opens the original)
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John Steinbeck’s East of Eden was the author’s most ambitious work, and remains a seminal contribution to 20th-century literature. “I think everything else I have written has been, in a sense, practice for this,” he said of the novel. Set in California’s Salinas Valley, the book is a sweeping tale of good and evil that superimposes elements of the story of Adam and Eve and their sons, Cain and Abel, onto the backdrop of the 20th century. Steinbeck wrote the book with his own young sons, Thom and
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