Month: June 2020

John Sargent, CEO of Macmillan — one of the Big Five book publishing houses — has stepped back from day-to-day operations, after five employees organized an industry-wide protest against racism.

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The electric instrumentation of Lady Gaga’s flashy disco record Chromatica and Carly Rae Jepsen’s Dedicated Side B provide a much-needed jolt for the COVID era.

For Susan Burton, decades of disordered eating was about power. “As long as I was bingeing, I didn’t have to think. I didn’t have to think about any loss or pain or wanting or yearning.”

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Pardis Parker and Nathan Vyklicky take a satirical look at negotiations over dismantling racism, defunding the police, and ending systems of oppression in today’s world.

A soul singer from Atlanta, an Iroquois bead artist, West African dancers and an Armenian vocalist are among this year’s recipients of National Heritage Fellowship

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Known for her meditative travel memoirs, Mary Morris’ wanderings were nearly curtailed by a serious ankle injury. All the Way to the Tigers is a passage deep into the broken places that shaped her.

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WASHINGTON—Following months of lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic, an angry mob of heavily armed self-help gurus reportedly demanded Tuesday that Americans reopen their hearts. “It’s time for U.S. citizens to find a way to look inwards and embrace their own divinity or face the inevitable consequences,” said an…

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Knowing how to properly administer CPR could mean the difference between life and death. But what if the person lying unconscious isn’t really the type of person you would normally go for? We’ve got the latest on how to best peel back a person’s unresponsive eyelids to check for sparks.

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Jon Stewart wrote and directed a new comedy that stars Steve Carell as a political operative cynically descending on a Wisconsin town. Unfortunately, it has little to offer in the current moment.

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Ford Motor Company announced they will move the planned debut of the new Bronco from July 9 to July 13 after learning the original launch date coincided with O.J. Simpson’s birthday. What do you think?

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