
Collins’ annual list of “new” words are meant to highlight and acknowledge the changing culture. They are often words that have been around, but have raised their profile recently.
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Collins’ annual list of “new” words are meant to highlight and acknowledge the changing culture. They are often words that have been around, but have raised their profile recently.
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Director Lee Chang-dong’s film centers on two young men and the woman who brings them together. Critic Justin Chang calls Burning the most absorbing — and enigmatic — new movie he’s seen all year.
Author Andrew Delbanco says the 1850 law paved the way for the Civil War by endangering the lives of both escaped slaves and free black men and women in the North. His book is The War Before The War.
Through the arc of the poet’s career, Craig Morgan Teicher shows that while we are often too distracted to appreciate each other and our universe — poetry demands that we pause and listen.
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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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