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A Lost ‘Little Boy’ Nears 100: Poet And Publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti
The Beat Generation icon and owner of City Lights bookstore and press in San Francisco is still writing. He celebrates his centennial March 24, and his new autobiographical novel is out now. Continue Reading A Lost ‘Little Boy’ Nears 100: Poet And Publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti
BOOK REVIEW: ‘Night Witches’ Sheds Some Light On Daring Female Flyers
Garth Ennis’ new graphic novel creates a fictional character to flesh out the stories of the real Night Witches, Soviet female pilots who dropped bombs on the Nazis from rickety old biplanes. Continue Reading BOOK REVIEW: ‘Night Witches’ Sheds Some Light On Daring Female Flyers
In ‘Shrill,’ Lindy West Made The Body Positive Show That She Never Had
“You don’t see fat people being happy on TV. If there’s a fat character on TV they are sad,” West says. That’s definitely not the case in Shrill, a Hulu comedy series adapted from West’s 2016 memoir. Continue Reading In ‘Shrill,’ Lindy West Made The Body Positive Show That She Never Had
BOOK REVIEW: ‘Pocahontas And The English Boys’ Bridges 2 Wildly Different Cultures
Historian Karen Ordahl Kupperman shines a new light on Pocahontas, showing how she made her way as a go-between for her two cultures, and introducing us to her long-forgotten English counterparts. Continue Reading BOOK REVIEW: ‘Pocahontas And The English Boys’ Bridges 2 Wildly Different Cultures
Mystery Sculpture Thought To Be The Work Of Leonardo da Vinci Is Unveiled In Italy
Since da Vinci’s death, no three-dimensional work of art by him has ever been identified. That is, until now, say curators in Italy. Continue Reading Mystery Sculpture Thought To Be The Work Of Leonardo da Vinci Is Unveiled In Italy
FILM REVIEW: Documentary ‘Apollo 11’ Retells History With Wide Eyes – And A Wider Perspective
Newly restored footage of the historic 1969 moonshot widens the focus to include the hundreds of men and women who made the mission possible. Continue Reading FILM REVIEW: Documentary ‘Apollo 11’ Retells History With Wide Eyes – And A Wider Perspective
BOOK REVIEW: ‘Our History Is The Future’ Puts Standing Rock In Broader Native American Story
In his new book, Nick Estes points a way forward, with solidarity and without sentimentality, to an idea of Indigenous land alive with ancestry and renewal. Continue Reading BOOK REVIEW: ‘Our History Is The Future’ Puts Standing Rock In Broader Native American Story
‘Moonlight’ Writer’s Broadway Debut Stars A Queer, Black ‘Choir Boy’
Like many teenage dramas. Tarell Alvin McCraney’s play is set in a prep school. But this one, populated by African-American boys and infused with spirituals and step routines, is a specific story. Continue Reading ‘Moonlight’ Writer’s Broadway Debut Stars A Queer, Black ‘Choir Boy’
Community Theaters Kill ‘Mockingbird’ Productions After Lawsuit Threat
The show must not go on, Broadway producer Scott Rudin says. Lawyers claim his production of To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Aaron Sorkin, is the only one that can be performed near a major city. Continue Reading Community Theaters Kill ‘Mockingbird’ Productions After Lawsuit Threat
‘Leaving Neverland’ About Michael Jackson Abuse Allegations Is Hard To Watch But Important To See
A new HBO documentary explores whether Michael Jackson used his fame and money to seduce young boys and their families into enabling a hidden pattern of serial pedophilia. Continue Reading ‘Leaving Neverland’ About Michael Jackson Abuse Allegations Is Hard To Watch But Important To See
BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Raven Tower’ Rises From Shakespearean Foundations
Ann Leckie’s new fantasy novel is packed with family intrigue, throne-room maneuvering and nods to Hamlet in its story of a son who comes home to find his father missing and his uncle in power. Continue Reading BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Raven Tower’ Rises From Shakespearean Foundations
‘You Get Paid For Doing Therapy’: Stand-Up Comedians On Anger
For centuries, people have turned to jesters for relief from the miseries of life. As it turns out, some stand-up performers turn pain and rage into their own coping and catharsis. Continue Reading ‘You Get Paid For Doing Therapy’: Stand-Up Comedians On Anger
