Mavis Beacon Was a Fictional Character Played by a Real Saks Employee. Here's the Surprising Amount She Was Paid by the Typing Empire

As the New York Times reported in 1998, it was Les Crane who first spotted the woman who would be Mavis. Crane was a former ...
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Sign language basics explained clearly

Sign language basics explained clearly✋!!
The New Yorker

The Schoolchildren of Minneapolis

As thousands of ICE agents arrived, kids started staying home from school. A local principal, teachers, and parent volunteers ...
Opinion
FrontlineOpinion

Did Gen X’s English obsession create a linguistically adrift generation?

Indian Gen Z can’t read their mother tongues—and parents are proud. How English prestige, class anxiety, and hierarchy hollowed out culture. Read on.

How to read body language and understand what people are really thinking

Body language experts reveal the hidden signals your face, eyes, hands and posture send—and how to decode what others are ...
Newsday

Where to learn American Sign Language on Long Island

Rochelle Sanchez said she was just 13 when she became fascinated by sign language after seeing it portrayed in the TV series “Little House on the Prairie.” “They had an episode with a deaf child, and ...
The Scranton Times-Tribune

This cafe takes orders in sign language. It’s cherished by the Deaf community

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon cafe that takes orders in sign language has become a cherished space for the Deaf community, providing a unique gathering place as well as employment for those who are ...