Dagwood222

Sounds interesting. Just ordered it.

Look up 'The Stunt Man' with Peter O'Toole. He plays a director trying to make a WW1 movie. At one point he's talking to the film's writer. "A director I really admire once made a truly great anti-war movie. Military recruitment in his home town jumped 500% after they screened it."

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/history-spelling-bee-180971916/#:~:text=We%20love%20bees%20because%20they%20embody%20the%20ideal,rather%20fierce%20orthographic%20version%20of%20The%20Hunger%20Games.

apparently, you're right, it's an American thing we exported, like rock and Roll and nulcear weapons.

Don't be an asshole.

Makes sense.

So, you're surprised that people with nice apartments full of goodies aren't hanging out on street corners?

You aren't the only one. I was taking an upgrade class at work and another student saw me taking notes. The instructor told her that a lot of his pupils do something similar.

I've seen several articles that claim that taking notes with pen and paper helps people retain information better than taking notes on a keyboard.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Australian_Spelling_Bee

rebracketing.

TIL

It's funny because back in the day, you could go down to Wall Street on a Sunday and have the whole place to yourself. Today, there are lots of bars and restaurants and groceries.

I live in New York. The Wall Street area has been turning older buildings into living spaces for a while. One old office building became an NYU dorm, and the Woolworth Building [once the tallest in the world] is now luxury condos.