Disney to lay off 28,000 at its parks in California, Florida
Disney's parks closed last spring as the pandemic started spreading in the U.S. The Florida parks reopened this summer, but…
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How COVID-19 is changing the English language
Updates to the Oxford English Dictionary provide a fascinating glimpse into how language changes in the face of rapid and…
Suspect says prophet caricatures prompted Paris stabbings
France's counterterrorism prosecutor says the chief suspect in a double stabbing in Paris has claimed he acted out of anger…
The long, tradition-breaking history of all-women mariachi groups
With a growing fan base, all-women mariachi groups have been making significant inroads in the historically male-dominated music genre.
Alexie, Pilkey books among most 'challenged' of past decade
The American Library Association compiled a list of 100 books that have been most subjected to censorship efforts over the…
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In mostly white Great Barrington, MA, an effort to celebrate Black life
Great Barrington, MA, is W.E.B. DuBois's birthplace. It may be surprising to find these markers of Black culture in a…
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This Kentucky singer-songwriter seeks to bridge the urban-rural divide
As the election approaches, the country feels culturally and politically divided. Some of the starkest differences are between rural and…
After RBG's death, this poet urges us to follow in her steps
In writing her poem, "In the Steps of RBG," Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer's message was: "Wow, you did it. And now,…
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This book of breast cancer survival stories seeks to foster solidarity
Even amid the pandemic, the threat of cancer looms significant. Estimates suggest that more than 42,000 people will die from…
Sir Harold Evans, crusading publisher and author, dies at 92
Sir Harold Evans, the charismatic publisher, author and muckraker who was a bold-faced name for decades for exposing wrongdoing in…
