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Emoji are now ubiquitous in our interactions on social media. But how do we use them to convey meaning? And how do they function in social bonding? This unique book provides a comprehensive ... It is ...

Emoji are a significant development in contemporary communication ... It is an area of applied multimodal communication that is destined to grow even more rapidly, which makes this book critical ...

The fiction, nonfiction and poetry that deepened our understanding, ignited our curiosity and helped us escape —Andrew R. Chow, Eliana Dockterman, Mahita Gajanan, Annabel Gutterman, Suyin Haynes ...

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A glasses-wearing schoolboy is demanding that Apple change the name of the ‘nerd ... ‘genius’ emoji. Teddy, who is a year five pupil at Sonning Common Primary School, Reading, has worn ...

Reading picks from Book Review editors, guaranteed to suit any mood. By The New York Times Books Staff Novels by Haruki Murakami and Rebecca Yarros, memoirs by Angela Merkel and Cher ...

Lila Pereira, a successful media executive, rises to the top of her career but has to reckon with her youngest daughter, Grace, resenting her for not being a PTA mom. Grace also dredges up the ...

The Crying Laughing emoji (😂) is there for those moments when you’re laughing hard. If you feel the tears prickling the corner of your eyes, this is the way to express it. It’s one of the ...

A new software update stops the Palestinian flag emoji appearing when iPhone users ... The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.

The fiction, nonfiction, and poetry that entertained and enlightened us This project is led by Lucy Feldman and Annabel Gutterman, with writing by Judy Berman, Shannon Carlin, Eliana Dockterman ...