The absence of maids—exploited, largely invisible workers who decades ago made keeping a house in order look much easier—is one of the biggest reasons today’s middle-class families feel stretched for time.
Why is television using old settings to tell modern stories lately?
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It's a widespread problem.
"Poe-Boy Sandwich," anyone? Boston's newly inaugurated "Literary District" is the latest and most concerted attempt by a city to make a vacation destination out of dead authors' haunts.
Racking up mile after mile is difficult, mind-expanding, and hypnotic—just like putting words down on a page.
Hint: It’s not just the screens.
What titles most shaped the site's readers? Harry Potter, To Kill A Mockingbird, The Lord of the Rings—and the Bible.