
Idra Novey’s taut second novel focuses on the silencing of assault victims and the remorse that comes from not speaking up to power. It’s not as winning as her first, but there’s plenty to admire.
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Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience, or gives pleasure and delight. It can be an idea or a task, but is more likely to be one of the activities or events that have developed over thousands of years specifically for the purpose of keeping an audience’s attention.[1]
The arts represent an outlet of expression that is usually influenced by culture and which in turn helps to change culture. As such, the arts are a physical manifestation of the internal creative impulse.
Idra Novey’s taut second novel focuses on the silencing of assault victims and the remorse that comes from not speaking up to power. It’s not as winning as her first, but there’s plenty to admire.
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Actor and director Joel Edgerton says that his new movie, based on a memoir of attending a religious “conversion” camp, is targeting “as many parents as possible.”
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A handful of residents in a multimillion dollar glass tower are arguing the museum has created a state of “near constant surveillance” since opening a terrace that offers one of London’s best views.
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Humanity has wiped out 60 percent of the world’s mammals, birds, fish, and reptiles since 1970, leading experts at the World Wildlife Fund to warn of an extinction crisis now threatening civilization. What do you think?
Ridley Scott confirmed that he is currently working on a sequel to the critically acclaimed film Gladiator, which will focus on the life of the character Lucius as an adult. What do you think?
In the age of blockbuster art exhibitions, a small show sometimes makes just as big an impression as a large one. That’s what happened to critic Lloyd Schwartz on a recent trip to New York.
Religion scholar Elaine Pagels lost her young son to terminal illness and her husband a year later in an accident. Her new book combines memoir and biblical scholarship to reflect on loss and faith.
WASHINGTON—Saying they just wanted a short breather before having to dive right back into national politics, Americans begged Monday for the midterm elections to be pushed back to delay start of the 2020 presidential bids. “Please, the later you can schedule the general elections, the more time we’ll have until we…