Controversy over Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination has raised the question: Should 17-year-old boys be held responsible later in life for alleged sexual assault? That depends on whose pain we value most.
Secrets Of A Teenage WWII Spy In ‘Transcription’
The young protagonist of Kate Atkinson’s latest historical novel finds herself working for British intelligence during the war — and suddenly confronting that experience years later.
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‘Night Moves’ Captures Fleeting Moments In Chicago — And Life
Jessica Hopper’s memoir oscillates between charting a story of gentrification, a young woman’s love affair with Chicago, and the types of friendships that represent the texture of a city.
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‘Unclaimed Baggage’ Is The Quintessential Southern Novel For Teens
Jen Doll’s new novel follows a group of misfit kids working at Alabama’s legendary Unclaimed Baggage store, a place where all kinds of lost things (and people, and one purple leopard suitcase) end up.
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New Book: Vaccines Have Always Had Haters
That’s one of the themes in the new book ‘Between Hope and Fear: A History of Vaccines and Human Immunity.’
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Affordable Studio Apartments in New York
In a humor piece, Pia Mileaf-Patel illustrates some affordable studio apartments in New York City.
Christine Blasey Ford Says She Will Testify About Brett Kavanaugh Allegedly Sexually Assaulting Her
After a week of tense negotiations, Christine Blasey Ford says she will share her “first-hand knowledge” about Brett Kavanaugh with the Senate Judiciary Committee.
How The Myers-Briggs Personality Test Began In A Mother’s Living Room Lab
“The language of type can be immensely clarifying,” says author Merve Emre. In The Personality Brokers she describes how a mother-daughter duo started a multi-million dollar “people sorting” industry.
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New Documentary Explores Shape-Shifting Comedy Of Gilda Radner
Love, Gilda, explores the life of one of the original SNL cast members, Gilda Radner. NPR’s Melissa Block speaks to the director, Lisa D’Apolito, about the struggles Radner faced off camera.