On April 23, 1968, protesting Columbia University students took over Hamilton Hall, and over the next few days, occupied three more Columbia buildings and the President’s office. At issue were Columbia’s connection to the Vietnam War (through its affiliation with a weapons research think tank) and the construction of a new gym, which students argued […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
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The history of abortion in the United States is the story of my life—or my life’s work. I’ve run a clinic since 1971, two years before Roe and now, fifty-three years later—two years post-Roe—I’m still at it, running Choices Women’s Medical Center. Since the roll-back in women’s human rights that... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
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Can’t figure out what book to bring to the beach? The ultimate summer reading list is here. | Lit Hub Reading Lists Who’s the worst dad in literature? Garth Risk Hallberg on the most dysfunctional fathers of the Western canon. | Lit Hub Criticism “Each moment of recognition was only possible... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
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The question of whether to attend a college reunion is often met with mixed emotions—nostalgia, curiosity, a healthy dose of apprehension. What will it feel like to go back to the campus of our youth? How will our lives compare to our classmates’? Which parts of our old selves might get dredged... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
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How do you write a story that’s for you? Anna Noyes on writing “the kind of book that keeps me awake.” | Lit Hub Craft Jessie Rosen recommends a reading list of superstitions, featuring Jennifer Weiner, Yangsze Choo, Morgan Jerkins, and more. | Lit Hub Reading Lists Claire Messud’s This Strange... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
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I have a long and complicated relationship with superstitions. Being raised in an Italian family means you’re schooled early and often in the myriad ways to avoid bad luck, or worse. Never put a hat on a bed, always leave from the same door you entered, do not even think about passing a baby... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
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“I had assumed my mother had written a novel about real estate—after all the title was A Hot Property…” Kate Feiffer on reading her mother’s x-rated novel and considering female-authored erotica as a form of social critique. | Lit Hub Memoir Jessica Shattuck recommends a reading list of of the... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
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On April 23, 1968, protesting Columbia University students took over Hamilton Hall, and over the next few days, occupied three more Columbia buildings and the President’s office. At issue were Columbia’s connection to the Vietnam War (through its affiliation with a weapons research think tank)... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-05-13 08:55:34 UTC ]
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When I was a child, my grandfather was embroiled in a quiet, and possibly entirely one-sided, feud with his next-door neighbor. Every summer I would visit my grandparents for a week, and follow Grandpa on his morning walks through the woodlot, along a path that skirted the neighbor’s field. Each... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
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A reading list about inspiring figures, empowerment and intersectional stories to help kids navigate the world. Continue reading at HuffPost
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Books to read in March include "James" by Percival Everett, "Wandering Stars" by Tommy Orange and "Age of Revolutions" by Fareed Zakaria. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-03-01 11:02:40 UTC ]
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A win for Paris booksellers, an adaptation of The Devil Wears Prada, and a reading list for fans of True Detective: Night Country. Continue reading at Book Riot
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Our book reviewers offer up bouquets to unexpected tales of love and affection, from a long marriage to a passion for the movies. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
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When users open an Incognito browser on Chrome, they'll see a notification warning them that other people using their device won't be able to see their activity but that their downloads, bookmarks and reading items will still be saved. Now, Google has updated that disclaimer in Chrome's... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-01-17 10:38:07 UTC ]
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In his new work, the author of 'Such a Lovely Little War' and 'Saigon Calling' switches from memoir to graphic fiction to continue his story about the course of the Vietnam War. An 11-page excerpt. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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‘The Man I Killed’ is a story from The Things They Carried, a 1990 collection of linked short stories by the American writer Tim O’Brien. The collection focuses on a platoon of American soldiers fighting in the Vietnam War. As the title of this short story suggests, ‘The Man I […] Continue reading at Interesting Literature
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He distilled the passions of the antiwar movement into poetry during the Vietnam War and later, with his bestselling book "Iron John," awakened a movement of men in search of deeper masculinity. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-11-24 03:56:49 UTC ]
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In his memoir about being drafted into the Vietnam War, Jeff Danziger lays bare the futility and waste, as well as his own naiveté. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2021-08-03 20:35:22 UTC ]
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Early on Thursday morning, a residential condo collapsed in Surfside, a town just north of Miami Beach, in Florida. Joey Flechas, a reporter for the Miami Herald, was quickly on the scene, since he lives ten minutes away from the building. “I’m a member of this community who has talked to some... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2021-06-28 12:02:47 UTC ]
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His exhaustive coverage of the Vietnam War also led to the book “A Bright Shining Lie,” which won a National Book Award and a Pulitzer Prize. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-01-07 23:20:39 UTC ]
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Since its publication in 1990, Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried, a linked collection of semi-autobiographical short stories about the Vietnam War, has become a modern classic—in fact, its title story is the most frequently anthologized piece of short fiction in the last three decades, and... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-11-03 15:27:57 UTC ]
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