The Chicago musician’s group is following up its 2019 album, “Where Future Unfolds,” with an LP reacting to the events of 2020 titled “Now.”The Chicago…
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When she’s not promoting HBO Max’s ‘The Nevers,’ the actress listens to Judi Dench’s desert island playlist and watches ‘Harry Potter’ with her kids.When she’s…
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In Morgan Jerkins’s “Caul Baby,” one family has the life-giving medicine every childbearing woman needs.In Morgan Jerkins’s “Caul Baby,” one family has the life-giving medicine…
View More Harlem Is Gentrifying, but Black Women Still Have All the PowerSan Francisco and Other Cities Try to Give Artists Steady Income
Through pilot programs, cities are giving checks to artists in hopes of allowing them to focus on their creative output instead of having a second…
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Kate Lebo’s “The Book of Difficult Fruit” extracts history — and personal memory — out of the plant kingdom.Kate Lebo’s “The Book of Difficult Fruit”…
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“Club Mundo Kids,” a new TV series debuting on April 10, is the latest result of a push for programming that uses Spanish to reach…
View More ‘A Sense of Belonging’ for Hispanic Children, With PuppetsA Rage-Fueled Memoir of a Marriage-Ending Affair
In “Blow Your House Down,” Gina Frangello examines her experience of loss, lust, pain and longing with angry intensity.In “Blow Your House Down,” Gina Frangello…
View More A Rage-Fueled Memoir of a Marriage-Ending AffairLas Vegas, ‘the Most Honest City in America’
“Paradise, Nevada,” Dario Diofebi’s debut novel, follows four characters through the daily dramas of the desert city.“Paradise, Nevada,” Dario Diofebi’s debut novel, follows four characters…
View More Las Vegas, ‘the Most Honest City in America’Book Review: ‘Peaces,’ by Helen Oyeyemi
In “Peaces,” young lovers and their pet mongooses take a WesAnderson-style ride on a train to nowhere.In “Peaces,” young lovers and their pet mongooses take…
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Simon Heffer’s “The Age of Decadence” describes a society in ferment and a complacent ruling class.Simon Heffer’s “The Age of Decadence” describes a society in…
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