Rebecca Schuman
Slate
St. Louis, MO, United States
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Past articles by Rebecca:
Cranky Germans Are Getting No Joy From the New York Times
“Freudenfreude”? Nein, danke. → Read More
What the Craziest Gymnastics Meet Ever Augurs for the U.S. Women
A surprise medalist, a cursed beam, and an avalanche of falls overshadowed the competition’s most important takeaway. → Read More
3 Practical Approaches to Writing While Teaching
Here’s how to make time for your manuscript during the academic year. → Read More
Meet the Future of USA Gymnastics
Two elegant, self-possessed newcomers join ranks with veterans in a post-Biles, Russia-free landscape. → Read More
How to Write Around the Haters in Your Head
An academic-productivity specialist tackles readers’ questions on coping with harsh criticism and other work conundrums. → Read More
I Caught Two Men Stealing From My Home. The Aftermath Was Absurd—and All Too Typical.
This experience crystallized Oregon’s deeper problems. → Read More
A Realistic Work Strategy for the Long-Covid Crowd
An academic-writing coach answers readers’ questions on coping with deadlines amid lingering health issues. → Read More
What’s Your Angle? And How to Proceed if You Can’t Decide
An academic-writing coach answers readers’ questions on choosing an argument and paring an overly long draft. → Read More
Gymnastics Is on the Verge of an International Crisis
Blame Vladimir Putin. → Read More
When to Step Away From the Revision
An academic-writing coach answers readers’ questions on how to stop overworking a manuscript, or avoiding one. → Read More
College Gymnastics Is Blowing Up
It’s not just the Olympians who are driving this spike in popularity among regular people. → Read More
Winter Break and Productivity Pressure
Here’s what you should do this holiday season, rather than work yourself to a frenzy. → Read More
Grades Are the Worst Thing About College. Here’s My Genius Proposal to Fix That.
Call it pass-fail-plus. → Read More
Resist the Triage Approach to Academic Writing
A scholarly writing coach offers advice on the dangers of avoiding troublesome chapters and long-term deadlines. → Read More
The End of an Era of American Gymnastics
This year’s world championships showed just how much the international competition has suddenly changed. → Read More
It’s Time for USA Gymnastics to Take the Fall It’s Been Avoiding
The program muscled through its reckoning after 2016, and Tokyo exposed the consequences. → Read More
Simone Biles’ Balance Beam Final Is One of Her Career’s Greatest Moments
The GOAT’s achievements defy quantification—but it’s an honor to try. → Read More
Kerri Strug Shouldn’t Have Been Forced to Do That Vault
Simone Biles’ rejection of its legacy should bury an unhealthy culture of bodily destruction. → Read More
The Cursed Trick That Almost Cost Suni Lee a Gold Medal
Should the most hated skill in gymnastics be banned just for being ugly? → Read More
If Simone Is “Nope”-ing Out of the Olympics, Should We Follow?
Athletes like Biles and Naomi Osaka have been increasingly upfront about the cost of their performances. → Read More