Category: Arts & Entertainment

Countercultural mythmaking and global corporate dominance have helped the tech corporation sail through criticism.

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Josh Owens spent four years as a video editor and field producer for Jones’ Infowars media company. “It was all about making things look cinematic,” he says. Owens’ memoir is The Madness of Believing.

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The shortlisted titles include novels and novellas from authors and translators spanning four continents, with stories that range from Japanese-controlled 1930s Taiwan to the streets of Tehran in 1979.

Set in a quaint Irish village, The Keeper follows The Searcher and The Hunter, and solidifies the crime series’ status as a contemporary classic.

The Trump era has brought a resurgence of the “alpha male.” New Yorker writer Charles Bethea reports on camps where men crawl through mud and sit in ice baths in an effort to reclaim masculinity. 

Post vague quotes about self-realization that are universal, but ultimately mean nothing. For instance, “Follow your own light,” with a picture of you holding an unlit match.

Ever wondered why “I’m with Stupid”? Let me explain.

From Rhysand in A Court of Thorns and Roses to Kingfisher in “Fae and Alchemy,” Anthony Palmini is a voiceover star for romantasy’s bestsellers — a book genre that continues to explode.

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The femme fatale in the movies has held our attention since Hollywood’s golden age but the archetype has evolved, say NPR staff in movies panel.

Scott is doing what she wants: “Everything has led me to this place.” Her new album is To Whom This May Concern. Ahmed is his own worst critic. His new show Bait explores that.

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