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Morgan Jerkins' Debut Novel, "Caul Baby," Is A Healing Work of Black Family Folklor
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(Books)
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... continues to learn just how interconnected Laila and the Melancons are through a spectrum of other characters, from a Black woman prosecutor to an aging midwife. Jerkins’ debut novel asks what it means ...
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Created on 06 April 2021
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Hair Art: The Morbid Trend That Dominated the Victorian Era
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(Living)
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... as a symbol of mourning, or from the hair of multiple family members, dead and alive, to form an unorthodox family tree.
In Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel Wuthering Heights, Heathcliff places a lock of his ...
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Created on 05 April 2021
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Remembering Author Beverly Cleary, Who Captured Young Imaginations Through Books Like "Ramona Quimby
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(Books)
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... trilogy. Her approach to fiction was inspired in part by advice from one of her college English professors, who said, “The proper subject of the novel is universal human experience.” Her career was also ...
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Created on 29 March 2021
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Is It Too Late For Us To Apologize To Katherine Heigl?
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(Entertainment)
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... the novel by Kristin Hannah. The series follows two women (played by Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke) as they navigate the traumas and dramas of their lives. It’s funny, nostalgic, a little dark, and ...
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Created on 29 March 2021
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From "Killing Eve" to "I May Destroy You," These 8 Women-Led Shows Should Be On Your Watchli
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(TV)
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... that you will get through heartbreak. You can catch up on Dollface on Hulu.
4. I May Destroy You. A Twitter star turned novelist, this show is about a woman named Arabella Essiedu (Michaela Coel). After ...
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Created on 25 March 2021
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The Kind Of Miscarriage We Don't Talk About: "Catalogue Baby" Excer
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(Living)
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Myriam Steinberg's Catalogue Baby is a graphic novel about an indomitable spirit who, like so many women, lives through fertility struggles, miscarriages, and the deep-seeded ...
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Created on 12 March 2021
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Sarah Everard's Case Proves Nowhere Is Safe For Wome
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(Feminism)
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... again that men, not women, are responsible for changing their own behavior. Jenny Jones, the Baroness of Moulsecoomb, shared a novel idea. “In the week that Sarah Everard was abducted and, we suppose, ...
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Created on 11 March 2021
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Women, Wheels, and the Sexist Stereotype of the "Backseat Driver
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(Living)
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... was so easily recognizable by the mid-20th century that multiple companies produced novelty backseat driver’s licenses like the one pictured here. These almost always included an unflattering cartoon of ...
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Created on 11 March 2021
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Why We Love The Cozy Quilted Trend And These Three Designers Who Are Nailing It
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(Style)
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... place, drinking hot cocoa, and reading Little House on the Prairie novels.
It’s this strong feeling of nostalgia that inspired Jenny Herbert’s slow fashion brand, Late to the Party (shoplatetotheparty.com). ...
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Created on 10 March 2021
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Glennon Doyle Taught Me Not To Listen To Glennon Doyle—Or Anyone
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(Books)
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“You’re a cheetah, did you know that?” someone said to me. “You have to read Untamed by Glennon Doyle.”
Released almost a year ago in March 2020, I had seen the vibrant book cover toted around by ...
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Created on 05 March 2021
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Amy Poehler’s "Moxie" Is the BUSTiest Film of the Season—or Possibly Eve
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(Movies)
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... riot grrrl ’zines and music. Based on a YA novel by Jennifer Mathieu and directed by Amy Poehler (who also served as a producer and plays Vivian’s mom), the movie is a heartfelt exploration of growing ...
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Created on 03 March 2021
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Catch First Time Directorial Debuts From Questlove to Rebecca Hall, 10 Must-See Films From Sundance 2021
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(Entertainment)
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... inspires Clare to reconnect with the world she’s left behind. She seeks out Clare and begins to weave herself into Clare’s life. Based on Nella Larsen’s 1929 Harlem Renaissance novel, this somber tale ...
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Created on 12 February 2021
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"This Close To Okay" Zooms In On A Romance Interwoven With The Realities of Mental Illnes
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(Books)
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... novel is a wild ride from start to finish. From secret identities to life-or-death consequences, This Close to Okay takes turns readers won’t see coming. Although it dabbles and sometimes drowns in clichés ...
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Created on 11 February 2021
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Kristin Hannah Gives Steinbeck A Run For His Money With Her Latest Novel, "The Four Winds
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(Books)
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If you’ve ever yearned for a healthy dose of feminism in your high school English class unit on The Grapes of Wrath, consider your wishes granted. Kristin Hannah’s new novel, The Four Winds, reads like ...
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Created on 11 February 2021
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Desire and Reality Collide in Melissa Broder's New Novel "Milk Fe
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(Books)
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Rachel is 24 and ravenous; for her mother’s love, for her Jewish faith which she’s strayed too far away from, and for all of the food she’s forbidden herself to eat. She maintains a sense of control ...
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Created on 11 February 2021
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"Loner" Is a Fun, Deadpan Take on Trying to Grow up When You Still Feel Like a Chil
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(Books)
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Lona, the main character in Georgina Young’s novel Loner, is just 19, but her plight is ageless. Having recently dropped out of art school, she’s unsure about her career prospects, questioning the point ...
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Created on 10 February 2021
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17.
Get Ready for Battle With The Gilded Ones: A YA Fantasy Novel Reminiscent of Octavia Butler
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(Books)
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... Otera. This is how Deka discovers she has powers that enable her to lead the Alaki into battle and save Otera from destruction.
The Gilded Ones is a YA fantasy novel reminiscent of Octavia Butler. Imbued ...
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Created on 09 February 2021
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Does Your Favorite Lesbian Film Pass This Test?
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(Movies)
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... each other about something other than a man? In 1985, when the Bechdel Test was published, this idea was a novel and radical thought. The test gained popularity and ultimately became a fast-handed way ...
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Created on 05 February 2021
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A First Look At "Shadow And Bone," Your Next Favorite YA Show On Netfli
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(TV)
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Excellent news for YA and literary nerds everywhere: the first images for Shadow and Bone, Netflix's upcoming adaptation of Leigh Bardugo's acclaimed YA novel, were released this week. The new photos ...
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Created on 29 January 2021
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Week Of Women: Tiffany Haddish, Arlo Parks, Melissa Broder
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(Entertainment)
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... on Kristin Hannah’s 2013 novel of the same name. Out February 3 on Netflix.
MUSIC
Collapsed in Sunbeams by Arlo Parks
Collapsed in Sunbeams, British artist Arlo Parks’ debut full-length album, ...
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Created on 29 January 2021