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Jacqueline Woodson’s exquisitely wrought new novel follows two black families of different classes whose lives become intertwined when their only children conceive a child together in their teens. Continue Reading BOOK REVIEW: ‘Red At The Bone’ Cuts Close To The Bone
In his latest compendium of American culture, filmmaker Ken Burns, along with writer Dayton Duncan, explores the history of “Country Music” in a new 16-hour documentary. Burns said that story-songs are a phenomenon that can be traced back centuries, to long, multi-verse ballads that were handed down from generation to generation. Continue Reading Ken Burns Reveals The Song Stuck In His Head As ‘Country Music’ Series Premieres On PBS
Justin Chon’s third feature, about a karaoke hostess forced to deal with her estranged brother while her father is dying, possesses an “emotional impact [that] is loudest in its quiet moments.” Continue Reading FILM REVIEW: In The Moody ‘Ms. Purple,’ A Karaoke Hostess Lives In The Silence Between Notes
When today’s children someday ask what Sept. 11 was really like, Garrett Graff’s book will be the answer: He vividly recounts the most upsetting and totemic moments — and critical, little-told others. Continue Reading ‘The Only Plane In The Sky’ Offers A Powerful, Graphic Narrative Of September 11
The hit comedy follows teenagers in a Catholic school in the 1990s. Even with The Troubles as the backdrop, it’s “put Northern Ireland on the map for all the right reasons,” says one Derry Girls fan. Continue Reading TV: In Northern Ireland, ‘Derry Girls’ Balances Teen Comedy And Sectarian Conflict
It could be argued that Quichotte is a novel that aims to reflect back to us the total insanity of living in a world unmoored from reality — but it’s about the power of believing more than anything. Continue Reading BOOK REVIEW: If Salman Rushdie’s ‘Quichotte’ Drives You Nuts — That’s Fine. It’s Meant To
