Ibi Zoboi is a bestselling author and National Book Award finalist who has advocated for art programs for youth. Her most recent book, Punching the Air, is co-written with Yusef Salaam of the Exonerated Five. Liza Jessie Peterson is an award-winning playwright, actress, poet and advocate for... Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-09-18 08:47:25 UTC ]
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Interviews Get to know the participants of the upcoming 2020 Neustadt Festival in this series of short interviews. First up: David Bellos! David Bellos is a professor of French and comparative literature as well as director of the Program in Translation... Continue reading at 'World Literature Today'
[ World Literature Today | 2020-08-25 20:30:39 UTC ]
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In June—with Roy Cooper, the Democratic governor of North Carolina, refusing, due to the pandemic, to accede to President Trump’s demands for a business-as-usual Republican convention in Charlotte—Trump pulled the plug, and said he would instead accept his party’s nomination on the friendlier... Continue reading at 'Columbia Journalism Review'
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-08-24 12:17:11 UTC ]
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The fallout from recent protests over the killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor have reignited long-standing concerns on the part of many Black journalists about their roles in the newsrooms they work in, and the value they are given (or not given) by the media companies... Continue reading at 'Columbia Journalism Review'
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-07-09 11:50:34 UTC ]
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Written in 2004 and auctioned for charity, Serpentine sees an adult Lyra and her daemon Pantalaimon revisit Trollesund in search of secretsA previously unseen His Dark Materials story about a teenage Lyra, written by Philip Pullman over a decade ago and that he never intended to publish, will be... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2020-07-08 23:01:46 UTC ]
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The killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, and the protests that followed, helped spark a debate in many newsrooms and journalism schools around the country about the time-honored principle of objectivity in journalism, and whether it serves any useful purpose. Former... Continue reading at 'Columbia Journalism Review'
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-07-02 11:57:40 UTC ]
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During the coronavirus pandemic, Ed Yong, a staff writer for The Atlantic, has written an impressive series of in-depth articles on the virus that causes COVID-19 and the often confusing details about how it has spread, what medical experts say we should be doing about it, and what governments... Continue reading at 'Columbia Journalism Review'
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-05-21 11:45:15 UTC ]
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Almost two years after it first started talking about the idea, Facebook finally announced the members of its Oversight Board, the “Supreme Court” that will—theoretically, at least—have the ability to overrule Facebook and its chief executive Mark Zuckerberg about whether certain types of... Continue reading at 'Columbia Journalism Review'
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-05-14 11:45:42 UTC ]
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On April 15, Kim Jong Un, the North Korean dictator, missed an important birthday celebration: that of his late grandfather, Kim Il Sung, North Korea’s founding ruler. The younger Kim’s absence sparked speculation about his health. Early last week, Daily NK, a website based in South Korea,... Continue reading at 'Columbia Journalism Review'
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-04-28 12:08:17 UTC ]
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If it wasn’t already obvious that the media industry was in dire straits before the coronavirus came along, it has become abundantly obvious now. Every day, it seems, news outlets large and small are announcing waves of furloughs, salary cuts, and layoffs for significant numbers of their... Continue reading at 'Columbia Journalism Review'
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-04-24 11:57:00 UTC ]
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On Monday, Joshua A. Bickel, on assignment for the Columbus Dispatch, took a photo that went viral. Bickel was in the Ohio statehouse, where he’d been sent, in the absence of a furloughed colleague, to film a briefing by Mike DeWine, the governor. His photo captured a group of protesters,... Continue reading at 'Columbia Journalism Review'
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-04-17 12:00:34 UTC ]
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On this episode of Sheltering, Michael Arceneaux speaks with Maris Kreizman about his recent book of essays, I Don’t Want to Die Poor, which revolve around issues of debt, both financial and emotional, as well as the superficial promise of social mobility in America. Arceneaux talks to Maris... Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-04-14 19:00:31 UTC ]
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Today feels like one of the bad days. But as your mother always told you, silver linings hang out in the strangest of places. The brilliant Tressie McMillan Cottom, Associate Professor of Sociology at Virginia Commonwealth University, whose most recent book Thick was shortlisted for the National... Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-03-05 18:42:14 UTC ]
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THIS IS THE 37th in a series of dialogues with artists, writers, and critical thinkers on the question of violence. This conversation is with Ariella Aïsha Azoulay, a theorist of photography and visual culture. She is a professor of Modern Culture and Media and the Department of Comparative... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Review of Books'
[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2020-03-02 13:30:59 UTC ]
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Book Reviews Ali Kinsella Karl Schlögel has a profound, even intuitive understanding of Russian domestic and foreign politics. His view reaches both far into the past and projects likely future developments. He recognizes that to know contemporary Russia,... Continue reading at 'World Literature Today'
[ World Literature Today | 2020-01-14 15:09:14 UTC ]
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Bellefield Systems, a Sewickley-based software firm, has been acquired by Aderant. The local firm specializes in timekeeping software for lawyers, including iTimekeep and OCG Live. The company has 24 employees at its office, according to data from the most recent Book of Lists. “When we... Continue reading at 'Silicon Valley Business Journal'
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2019-12-26 16:39:21 UTC ]
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This year’s Booker and Turner prizes tell us artists and even judges are repudiating the winner-takes-all award. It may be time to find new ways to celebrate the artsThe past year has been a curious one for cultural prizes. The Booker, when the judges failed to agree on a single winner, ended up... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2019-12-15 18:25:01 UTC ]
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In 1965, two American titans faced off on the subject of the country’s racial divides. Nearly 55 years later, the event has lost none of its relevance, as a recent book attests. Continue reading at 'The Atlantic'
[ The Atlantic | 2019-12-02 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Nosy Crow will support sustainability app Refill to mark Climate Action Day on Saturday (30th November), after being inspired by the indie's recent book Earth Heroes. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-29 10:43:38 UTC ]
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Here’s a quick look at some notable books—new titles from the likes of Nina MacLaughlin, JP Gritton, Saskia Hamilton, Stephen Dunn, and more—that are publishing this week. Want to learn more about upcoming titles? Then go read our most recent book preview. Want to help The Millions keep churning... Continue reading at 'The Millions'
[ The Millions | 2019-11-19 10:59:52 UTC ]
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