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Life doesn’t go according to plan for the family at the center of this wrenching drama. But while Waves doesn’t peddle easy redemption, it does offer what feels like a state of grace. Continue Reading FILM REVIEW: ‘Waves’ Is A Florida Family Saga Of Healing And Heartache
“For a long time, a certain set of men have called women like me ‘witches’ to silence and discredit us,” West says. Her book explores misogyny, the #MeToo movement and growing up female in America. Continue Reading Lindy West: ‘The Witches Are Coming’ — And They Are Rightfully Angry
“He completely changed my life,” Apatow says of his mentor. It’s Garry Shandling’s Book, which Apatow edited, explores the insecurities and personal trauma that Shandling turned into comedy. Continue Reading After Comic Garry Shandling’s Death, Judd Apatow Found Zen In His Diaries
Howard Weistling wanted to be a comic strip artist. But when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, Weistling felt compelled to enlist in the Army. After flight engineer training, Howard was shipped off to Europe. On his maiden flight, his plane was shot down over Austria, and the U.S. soldiers were captured. Hungry and homesick, Howard coped the only way he knew how. He drew a comic strip. The book, made of cigarette wrappers bound together with scrap metal, was sent around camp. Continue Reading ‘Like Getting My Father Back’: WWII POW’s Art Returned To His Family
Researchers combed Vatican archives to find records of how ancient church policies restricting whom one could marry shaped Western values and family structures today. Continue Reading Western Individualism May Have Roots In The Medieval Church’s Obsession With Incest
Macmillan Publishers Ltd. will begin restricting sales of new e-books to libraries to one per library system for the first eight weeks after publication. Libraries are fighting back. Continue Reading Why You May Have To Wait To Borrow A New E-Book From The Library
