When the story explained that anyone can propose a new emoji to the Unicode Consortium — and gave a couple quick hints on how to get started — she was delighted. “It was like destiny! Really.” ...

Emoji, though, return to us some of that nonverbal communication—they can even replicate it, ... A feat of Olympic virtuosity—a mic drop—on either your part or destiny’s.

Although Moby-Dick is regarded as a pinnacle of American Romanticism, its themes of destiny and defiance transcend national borders. Over the decades, the Library of Congress has procured editions ...