While still a graduate student at Johns Hopkins University, UC Santa Cruz professor Elaine Sullivan unearthed ancient artifacts in Syria marked with the oldest known alphabetic symbols.

Sisterhood is more than muddy (“Discovering Delia, Deciphering Sisterhood,” November 24). It can be hard clay, which takes forever to try and soften. Sometimes when I reach out [to my sister ...

The often-dreaded cover letter is your secret weapon for standing out. Despite its importance, only 38% of candidates submit one for a job posting when required. The truth? A generic, formulaic ...

It hasn’t been easy to pick the most important ones.) As we launch our new season (Jan. 14), I realize that many Love Letters column readers haven’t tried the podcast. They might be ...

A collection of letters sent between Winnie the Pooh author AA Milne, illustrator E.H. Shepherd and publisher Frederick Muller is to be sold at auction. They were discovered among papers belonging ...

You’ve stayed with ‘Chief Adviser’, and probably will go with that to Davos later this month. Can I round off this part of my letter by suggesting that Hasina took away your bank from you and you’ve ...