Writing to Help Others: Four Bloggers on What Pushes Them to Publish
Why start a blog? For some, the answer is in the positive effect on their readers.
Read how others stay motivated
Post Ideas for People New to Business Blogging
Post ideas for your business blog.
Get ideas for blog posts
The Pattern of a Writer’s Life in the Slow Turn of Seasons
Get inspired by Andrea Stephenson's musings on the writer's life and the changing of seasons.
Read Andrea's musings
Editors' PicksSee all
  1. Let’s Taco Bout It

    At Let’s Taco Bout It, combine your love for food and literature. Each month, Charlotte and Mica feature a book and create recipes inspired by it. (It’s fitting for home cooks — no special equipment or hard-to-find ingredients here!)
    Books
  2. Blanched Asparagus and Crispy Parma Ham with a Rocket Pesto

    Wish to Dish’s sassy take on “ham and eggs” will leave you swooning for more.
    Cooking
    Wish to Dish
    by Rosie
  3. Dear White Friends

    From Liz Brazile at Reclaiming My Time: “I have to be on high alert about what people think about me because if I don’t defy what anti-black stereotypes would have them think about me, it could cost me greatly. The very act of me writing this essay is a risk.”
    History
    Reclaiming My Time
    by Liz Brazile
  4. Exploration
    Africa Far and Wide
    by Lianne
FeaturesSee all
  1. Photographer Sophia Hsin Documents Child Laborers in Bangladesh

    The No Child For Sale campaign aims to raise awareness of child labor within the Canadian food chain.

    Photo Essay
    This young girl spends her days picking shrimp heads in a Bangladeshi factory. All photos by Sophia Hsin.
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  2. Text, Don’t Call: An Interview with Introvert and Cartoonist Aaron Caycedo-Kimura

    An interview with an introvert and author of Text, Don’t Call: An Illustrated Guide to the Introverted Life.
    Authors

    All images below are excerpted from TEXT, DON’T CALL: An Illustrated Guide to the Introverted Life by Aaron Caycedo-Kimura with the permission of TarcherPerigee, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC. Copyright© 2017 by Aaron T. Caycedo-Kimura.
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  3. Business Owners: Five Ways to Refresh Your Website Without a Blog

    Quick ways to refresh the front page of your business website—without a blog.
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  2. Education
  3. The Iris

    The official blog of the Getty, in Los Angeles, The Iris aims to educate and inspire art lovers with articles on topics ranging from ancient crafts to modern architecture.
    World Vision: No Child For Sale

    World Vision’s “No Child For Sale” campaign aims to educate Canadian consumers about child labor being used within the supply chain.
    For These Fourth Graders, A Project On Immigration Hits Home

    In Miriam Sicherman’s class, the students interview immigrants about their experiences in coming to America. These oral histories explore complex emotions about new beginnings.
    Photos from Bangladesh: A Campaign with World Vision Canada

    Photographer Sophia Hsin uses her camera to speak out against child labor: “Now that I know about these things, it seems quite foolish to stay silent.”
  5. Art
  6. The Iris

    The official blog of the Getty, in Los Angeles, The Iris aims to educate and inspire art lovers with articles on topics ranging from ancient crafts to modern architecture.
    Metamorphosis

    A pen and ink self-portrait by Barry Comer: “Metamorphosis occurs with insects, but rarely in human beings, unless I am watching a horror film or drawing. When doing an illustration, I am liberated to take a self-portrait and push up or down.”
    A Portrait of Elvenking Thranduil

    Shaima Islam’s love for Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings series shows in the intricate detail of this portrait of Elvenking Thranduil, done in Micron pen and colored pencils.
    Community Spotlight: Photoblogger Andy Moyle

    From landscape shots to architecture, a selection of Moyle’s recent Photo Challenge contributions.