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Meet Hana Mangat who co-wrote Lady Gaga’s bestseller
Native American student's work features in Lady Gaga's anthology of short stories about kindness, compassion and community
Back in high school, Hana Manga, a Native American student living in Washington, DC, began working with Born This…
Review of “The Great Stewardess Rebellion: How Women Launched a Workplace Revolution at 30,000 Feet”…
Placeholder while loading article actionsFor young women in the 1960s, taking flight and becoming a flight attendant was a bold move. Airlines have bragged about the number of rejected applicants who did not meet strict beauty and weight…
School Library Bill Advances, Sponsor Suggests Burning Books | New Policies
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI, Associated PressNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Republicans on Wednesday proposed legislation that would pay more attention to books placed in public school libraries, moments after the bill's sponsor said any…
We’re talking about banning books when we should be talking about child safety
Placeholder while loading article actionsAs far as we know, nor a new addition to a beloved series about famous Americans called "Who is Barack Obama?" nor "Muffin Wars," a book about a child detective, has harmed any child.Bullets,…
Review of Overcoming Trumpery: The Reform Recipes Republicans Will Never Allow | Books
Jhe great abuses of power by the Richard Nixon administration, collectively remembered as Watergate, had one huge upside: they inspired a series of laws that greatly strengthened American democracy.This new book from the Brookings…
European Mormon women rally for solidarity at American-led church
When Louise Paulsen was a child in Denmark, her mother joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A working single mother, Paulsen's mother didn't quite fit the mold of womanhood as presented in the US-led church, but she was…
5-Star/McDonald’s All-American Black completes 2022 signing class
FAYETTEVILLE- Anthony Black, a five-star guard and McDonald's All-American, has become the sixth high school signee to solidify Arkansas' best recruiting class in program history, the Razorback head coach announced today. , Eric…
Some NJ Schools Besieged By Those Trying To Get Race, LGBTQ+ Books Pulled From Shelves
Editor's Note: Opinions expressed by Elissa Malespina and Martha Hickson, who both spoke to NJ Advance Media for this article, are their own. They were not speaking on behalf of their respective school districts or as educators.There is a…
Immerse Yourself in Comics May 7
Free Comic Book Day is an annual event hosted by the North American comics industry and iconic publishers like Marvel Comics, DC Comics, and Dark Horse Comics to make free comic books available to readers everywhere. country.
The five…
“The Psalms as Literature” A Lecture by Robert Alter
Please join UCI New Swan Shakespeare Center practically on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Going through Zoom for a conference entitled "The Psalms as Literature" by Prof. Robert Alter (UC…
‘Breaking Ranks’ is a new book attacking ‘US News’
Steven S. Koblik gave the following presidents of Reed College a gift: In 1995, he declared that the college would no longer cooperate with US News and World Report on his academic standing.
Colin Diver, who succeeded Koblik, writes that…
Harryette Mullen Named 2022 Humanities Division Distinguished Alumnus
Each year, UC Santa Cruz's five academic divisions—Arts, Baskin School of Engineering, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Physical and Biological Sciences—select one former graduate student/a/i as a distinguished graduate student. The awards…
Explicit Assimilation: Gender in Asian American Literature
A teenager exaggerates their disgusted expression. They articulate the trendy sound of a Korean-accented voice saying, “ah disgusting naemse ganayo… disgusting shet.” The video is overlaid with…
Cobb Library compiles list of books for Arab American Heritage Month
April is Arab-American Heritage Month.
April received the designation from the US State Department last year, and yesterday Secretary of State Anthony Blinken released the following statement:
This month, we recognize National…
Franklin Regional ‘Un-breaks’ teaching honors English novel ‘Persepolis’
The Franklin Regional School District's curriculum committee convened a special meeting earlier this week, in which its members voted to "reinstate the hiatus" from teaching Marjane Satrapi's 2004 graphic novel "Persepolis," which takes…
From Joker to Morbius: Jared Leto takes on a new role in comics
LONDON, March 29 (Reuters) - After playing DC Comics' Joker, Oscar winner Jared Leto takes on Marvel's Morbius in the first big-screen adaptation of the vampire-like character."It was an amazing opportunity," Leto told Reuters in an…
New Book Studies Why Many Latinos Lack Health Insurance | Latin Voice | Chicago News
When President Barack Obama signed into law the Affordable Care Act 12 years ago, it was intended to lower the cost of health insurance for those who qualify and increase the number of Americans with access to health care. But despite the…
Chronicle: The novel that sheds light on the tobacco-rich history of the Triangle
“Southern Discomfort” was the phrase author Adele Myers used to describe the subject of her recently launched novel, “The Tobacco Wives,”…
Where to start: Cormac McCarthy | Books
FFifteen years after winning the Pulitzer for his latest novel The Road, it was confirmed earlier this month that Cormac McCarthy will publish two new books later this year. The first of the long-awaited novels is due out in October,…
Tickets to attend George Takei’s keynote address
Tickets to attend George Takei's keynote address
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Ethics commission orders Cuomo to repay $5.1 million from book deal
ALBANY — The New York Ethics Commission passed a motion Friday night again ordering former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to repay $5.1 million in book royalties. And this time, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics is taking on an almost certain…
Maureen Howard, 91, novelist who charted women’s challenges, dies
Maureen Howard, who first came to attention in 1965 with her novel "Bridgeport Bus," which came to be seen as a precursor to second-wave feminism, and went on to write ambitious and acclaimed books for 45 years older, died on Sunday in…
review: “Sultana” revisits a little-known American disaster | Arkansas News
By ANDREW DeMILLO, Associated Press"Destroying the Steamer Sultana" by Gene Eric Salecker (Naval Institute Press)Nearly 1,200 people perished when the steamer Sultana exploded and burned in the early morning hours of April 27, 1865 in the…
‘Totally Pizza’ tells ‘The wild story of the world’s most famous food’
"Totally Pizza: The Wild History of the World's Most Famous Food" by Mark Masker
The subtitle of the book "Totally Pizza" is "The Wild Story of the World's Most Famous Food". It leads the reader to believe that there is only…
Savannah Arts Academy English teacher opens his own little library of ‘difficult books’
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) — Book bans continue to be a hot topic across the country.As efforts mount to remove books from school shelves, a teacher in Savannah is doing something about it.Richard Clifton is an English teacher at the Savannah…
Ex-corporate spy Robert Kerbeck explains how he got corporate information
Robert Kerbeck failed as an actor. But, as a corporate spy, he gave Oscar-worthy performances.
Working with nothing more than a phone and a laptop, he convinced executives, assistants and receptionists at…
The best time to use your points and airline miles
Frances Meredith of Raleigh, North Carolina, used an American Airlines-branded credit card for everything from groceries to medical expenses during the pandemic, racking up points with nowhere to spend them. It meant she had a lot to…
American Opinion: Barr’s tell-all book finds Trump unfit. Welcome to Earth, Bill – West…
Former Attorney General William Barr spent nearly two years interfering for a dangerously unfit president. Now, in a brazen but not very persuasive attempt to clean up his image in history, Barr is warning that his ex-boss,…
Duvall Hecht, founder of Books on Tape, dies at 91
"Books on Tape was the vendor to consider if you were selling to libraries because they created a lot of content," said Michele Cobb, executive director of the Audio Publishers Association. "Everyone saw Duvall and Sigrid as industry…
As infrastructure money flows, Mitch Landrieu must straddle the partisan divide
WASHINGTON — In a rare official press conference in January, President Biden hailed the $1 trillion infrastructure package that Democrats and Republicans recently endorsed, promising that miles of roads would be rebuilt, railroads and…
The Impossible Works of Chris Burden – The New York Times
The death of Chris Burden in 2015, aged just 69, ended one of the most protean and captivating artistic careers of the past half-century. In the early 1970s, he created now-legendary works using his own body by having a friend shoot him in…
Shang-Chi’s director begins production on American-born Chinese Disney+ series
Shang Chithe director of has started production on his chinese born american Disney+ series. Following the success of the MCU movie, Destin Daniel Cretton has been announced for the streaming service. It will be a comedy…
Warner Archive Brings Fandango and American Flyers to Blu-ray, Plus New Book on Making Mad Max: Fury…
I found them just as annoying as many of you, and while they brought in good ad revenue for the site, I refuse to put money on the quality of the experience here. So thank you for your patience while we work to remove them.
Now we…
Rafael Nadal wins Acapulco opener to equal best career start
The 35-year-old Spanish southpaw beat lucky American loser Denis Kudla 6-3, 6-2 to book a hard-court date with American Stefan Kozlov in the…
“Our Stories Told by Us”: CLC and University Libraries Launch Book Collection
UNC University Libraries and the Carolina Latinx Center are collaborating on a new collection of AfroLatinx Authors & Stories books.…
Court suspends new state e-book licensing law at publishers’ request
New law required publishers to offer e-books to libraries on reasonable termsFederal Judge Says State Law Conflicts With Copyright Law(Reuters) - A federal judge in Maryland has blocked the state's first law of its kind that requires…
At BYU, James and Deborah Fallows say America’s cities are thriving
Creative local solutions are blooming across the United States, right under the noses of many national journalists and most news consumers, a pair of successful journalists at Brigham Young University said Tuesday.
Over the past decade,…
Book Review: The Long Depression: New York and the Path to Neoliberalism by Benjamin Holtzman
In The Long Crisis: New York and the Path to Neoliberalism, Benjamin Holtzman does an in-depth examination of the 50-year shift to neoliberal governance in America's largest city. Glyn Robbins writes that the book's detailed and…
Selling Trump: a profitable post-presidency like no other
Sales of the book are hardly spectacular: the developer of his niece, Mary Trump, had sold 950,000 copies the day it went on sale. But Mr. Trump's picture book costs a lot more. Signed copies cost $229.99 and sold out quickly.Sergio Gor,…
The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity by Robert P. Jones
One of the leading commentators on religion and politics in the United States is Robert P. Jones, CEO of the Public Religion Research Institute. His recent books on churches and racism have rightly drawn praise for the depth of their…
Subaru of America and AAAS Announce 2022 Winners of SB&F Award for Excellence in Science Books
The 2022 winners include books covering biomimicry in nature, the history of vaccinations, important biological knowledge, and learning to read and observe the sky in the name of discovery. This year's winning titles will add to an…
New Reading Bike Offers Fun Way to Expand Cedar Falls Public Library’s Reach | New Policies
CEDAR FALLS — A brand new community outreach tool arrived at the Cedar Falls Public Library in late January.The unique device is a three-wheeled "book-bike". It comes with a rear seat for the rider and a rear wheel, like a…
Gear Review: Orange Learn Adds Graded Rock Guitar Books
Orange Amplification have been a pioneering force in guitar and bass amplification since the late 60s. Known for decades as the UK's manufacturer of guitar amplifiers, their equipment can be found on stages and studios around the…
“The North America Model” by William Peter Midgley is a devotional manual that tells the story of…
The North American Pattern of the Book of Mormon
"The North America Model" by William Peter Midgley, author of Book Vine Press, is a spiritual book that chronicles the geographical past of the Book of…
Photographs of America’s Only Black Touring Rodeo by Gabriela Hasbun. Chronicle, $39.99…
Gabriela Hasbun. Chronicle, $39.99 (128p) ISBN 978-1-79720-889-3
Photographer Hasbun celebrates in her…
Reviews | What the battle against the book ban is really about
I err on the latter side and try to model what I think our libraries and schools should be doing. I make sure he has access to many other stories of the peoples that Hergé has twisted, and I provide context with our discussions. These are…
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Drexel (2-6, 1-2 EIWA) vs. Bucknell (1-8, 0-2 EIWA)
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Central Texas principal co-edits book on African American leadership
WACO, Texas (KWTX) – GW Carver Indian Spring Middle School Principal Dr. Isaac Carrier has co-edited a book of personal experiences of African-American school administrators and their commitment to justice social and equity. In Carrier's…
New book explores Caribbean and Latin American issues
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Passenger exposed buttocks and threw can during flight, prosecutors say
A passenger who refused to wear a mask on a Dublin-New York flight pulled down his pants and exposed his buttocks, threw a can at a passenger and put his cap on the captain's head and said: ' Don't touch me,” prosecutors said in an unsealed…
The Latin American Amateur Championship contender who learned golf with a dad who shoots 120 and a…
22:22 GMTPaolo UggettiESPN LA ROMANA, Dominican Republic — Santiago De la Fuente del Valle is a name that, as the 20-year-old Mexican aficionado puts it, sounds straight out of a telenovela. De la Fuente's story, too, appears to have been…
Buyer Pays 7 Figures For Rare Comic Featuring Superman’s Debut
Cover illustration for Action Comics #1 featuring the first appearance of the ... Superman character, from June 1938. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Cal Poly senior linebacker Matt…
Gender Queer Returns to Wake County Public Libraries as Revisions Made to Book Removal Process
RALEIGH, NC (WNCN) - Wake County Public Libraries are working to overhaul their process for permanently removing books from their collection.
It comes after WCPL deleted the novel "Gender Queer" in mid-December. The book, which…
Mario Vargas Llosa on the price of American profit in Latin America
Hard times, the latest novel by Mario Vargas Llosa, is an educational book. Set before and after the US-orchestrated coup that overthrew Guatemalan socialist President Jacobo Ãrbenz in 1954, its message is spelled out…
Sales are up almost 9% for printed books, but who reads them?
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U.S. publishers sold 825.7 million printed books in 2021, up 8.9% from the previous year, but Pew The data shows that the share of Americans who read print books has remained stable over this period, with readers increasingly…
UK warned it would recognize Palestine if Israel annexed West Bank, book reveals
The UK Ambassador to the US warned the Trump administration in June 2020 that if Israel continued with its plans to annex large parts of the West Bank, London would officially recognize the State of Palestine, a new book revealed .…
Corinne Tan is the first Chinese-American Girl of the Year
The famous doll maker on Thursday unveiled Corinne Tan, a Chinese-American skier, as 2022 Girl of the Year. "Girl of the Year" dolls, which were introduced in 2001, differ from other American Girl dolls in being based on modern characters…
The MCU’s invisible racist history unmasked with a Black Captain America
Isaiah Bradley stands standing with the width and posture of a faded bodybuilder. You can imagine his young himself tearing a tire in half, but now he only has the strength to see the next day.When the Avenger known as the Falcon, played…
Jonathan Spence, renowned researcher in China, dies at 85
Jonathan D. Spence, an eminent scholar of China and its vast history who, in books like âGod's Chinese Son: The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of Hong Xiuquanâ (1996) and âThe Search for…
How do I find a therapist? Why is it so hard right now
Of all the shortages caused by the pandemic, the shortage of therapists is among the most troubling. The number of people seeking mental health services so far exceeds available appointments that people across America are placed on…
US “Closer to Civil War” Than Most Would Like, New Book Says | american politics
The United States is "closer to civil war than any of us would like to believe," said a member of a key CIA advisory group.Analysis by Barbara f walter, professor of political science at the University of California at San Diego who sits…
Revel in the joys of books and reading at a Baghdad Book Fair
BAGHDAD - Protesters in Baghdad are staging a sit-in demanding that US troops leave Iraq. Counterterrorism troops patrol the streets. A federal court is wondering whether to certify the results of parliamentary elections two months…
Tyler Stovall, renowned professor of history and former dean of the humanities, dies at 67
Tyler Stovall, renowned historian, professor and former dean of the humanities at UC Santa Cruz, died on December 10, 2021 at his New York home. He was 67 years old.
Stovall is the author of 10 books and various articles on the history…
America has a new superhero and it’s a book titled 2021 American Ideologies Reimagined by…
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Book: ‘Portuguese Home Cooking’ by Ana Patuleia Ortins – Editor’s note
Posted on December 11, 2021.
The Mediterranean diet is renowned for its fresh and vibrant cuisine. In this book, Ana Patuleia Ortins invites you to discover or revisit the comforting peasant cuisine of Portugal,…
The Archive Project – Aimee Nezhukumatathil with Kawai Strong Washburn
Your browser does not support the audio element.Aimee Nezhukumatathil (left), Kawai Strong Washburn (right, photo by Crystal Lieppa)Lieppa Crystal / OPBIn this episode of âLiterary Arts: The Archival…
Unwanted Puppy Becomes Theme of New Book | Local
HADLEY - Patricia Nugent didn't want a new puppy.She tried for weeks to give it away.The golden retriever puppy was a retirement gift, as she had always said that one day she would retire from education, write the Great…
Review To Rescue the Republic: Grant, the Crisis of 1876… and a Fox News anchor reluctant to…
For a bunch of TV presenters and reporters, the Fox News team are passionate about doodling. Often with co-writers, former host Bill O'Reilly writes about assassinations and Brian Kilmeade authors stories. Bret Baier is the political…
New book wins “title of the strangest book of the year”
"Is Superman circumcised?" âWon a competition this year forâ Strangest Book Title â. The prize, called The Diagram Prize, has been awarded annually since 2000 by The Bookseller…
Race is a reality Americans are reluctant to consider
November was an important month for racial tensions in the United States. The guilty verdicts in Ahmaud Arbery's murder trial and the Federal Court ruling ordering prominent white supremacists to pay $ 25 million to the victims of…
How to Get a 5th Night Free with the Hilton Honors American Express Card
The Hilton Honors American Express card is the only Hilton credit card that does not charge an annual fee, which is just one of the reasons it remains popular with consumers. Having this card also earns generous rewards for every dollar…
“New World Coming” is co-edited by Salt Lake Tribune reporter Alastair Lee Bitsóí
"New World Coming" is co-edited by Salt Lake Tribune reporter Alastair Lee BitsóÃ(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Alastair Lee Bitsóà | November 28, 2021, 5:40 p.m. | Update:…
American Musical Titan Stephen Sondheim Dies Aged 91
An afternoon tutorial followed, teaching him, from Mr. Sondheim's account, more about the trade than most songwriters learn in their lifetime. Hammerstein gave him a path of writing exercises: adapting a good piece to a musical; adapt an…
A resurrection of the indigenous language of the Serrano people
Ernest Siva, 84, is one of the last oral historians of the indigenous Serrano language.(Christina House / Los Angeles Times)
When Ernest Siva…
Navajo poet discusses identity, history and tragedy during Native American Heritage Month event at…
Salt Lake Community College has three other events in honor of Indigenous contributions.(Courtesy photo) Students and faculty at Salt Lake Community College listen to Diné poet Tacey M. Atsitty as she reads from her book "Rain…