‘It was like freedom:’ How a camp for disabled children changed lives
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‘It was like freedom:’ How a camp for disabled children changed lives
Can summer camp change the world? The documentary "Crip Camp" makes the case that one particular camp impacted the lives…
How racism pushed Tina Turner and other Black women artists out of America
There's a long history of Black women artists who have not only battled against day-to-day racism in America, but have…
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Advice for life, from an artist living on the edge of it
Painter Arabella Proffer’s art is out there. Her portraits of punks depicted as medieval royalty have international fans. But some…
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The publisher of a new, bestselling biography about Philip Roth has temporarily halted the book's shipping and promotion as its…
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