In a new book, Simon McCarthy-Jones looks, for instance, at why some people voted for Trump Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-04-28 12:00:00 UTC ]
Interviews Veronica Esposito Emma Ramadan is a literary translator based in Providence, Rhode Island, where she is the co-owner of Riffraff, a bookstore and bar. She is the recipient of an NEA Translation Fellowship, a PEN/Heim grant, and a Fulbright... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2020-05-18 18:20:27 UTC ]
The CEO of BuzzFeed sees Facebook returning to its roots -- and thinks that’s not a bad thing for BuzzFeed. The post BuzzFeed’s Jonah Peretti: Platforms need to pay publishers or risk regulation appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2018-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
One of the problems with Facebook -- and the internet in general -- is that it has been incredibly democratizing in terms of who is able to publish news and other messages online. Democratization of anything is usually perceived as a good thing, but as the genuine problem of "fake news" (i.e.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2017-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
By weighing in on the Great Bat Flip Controversy, Mike Trout and Bryce Harper fundamentally changed one of the most heated arguments in sports. Trout said he would not flip his bat after hitting home runs, placing himself on the opposite end of the ideological spectrum from Harper, the reigning... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2016-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
In her new book, Bass surveys the evolution of faith in America and concludes it's not "a bad thing" that church attendance is down. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]