Remember the humanity of immigrants, this poet urges
Eduardo Corral's poems are an imagined glimpse into the internal lives of migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border -- something he said has been forgotten or intentionally omitted in the national conversation.
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‘They didn’t let racism win’ — The story of an interracial couple on opposite sides of WWII
During World War II, Elinor Powell, an African American nurse, joined the racially segregated army in Jim Crow-era Arizona. The discrimination she faced compounded after she fell in love with Frederick Albert, a German prisoner of war to whom she…
Andrew Sean Greer annotates a page of his novel ‘Less’
Our June pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, “Now Read This,” is Andrew Sean Greers comic novel "Less."…
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A poet who holds ‘the men behind the music’ accountable
Inspired by the people who have come forward as part of the #MeToo movement, Imani Davis shares her poem “Platinum” and gives her Brief but Spectacular take on how society can overlook wrongdoing by famous artists.
Anthony Bourdain was authentic and arrestingly candid. He also seemed exhausted.
Since Rogers’ death, evidence has mounted that he was on to something – namely, that love and kindness truly are healthful, and that people who express them regularly really do lead healthier lives.
One that requires a good night's sleep.
In “Fable of the Pack-Saddle Child,” a poet imagines how a child who's been neglected and abused finds escape in her own mind.
The act of one human speaking to a group has evolved over hundreds of thousands of years. Chris Anderson, owner of TED and TED Talks, gives his Brief but Spectacular take on the power of ideas and how we communicate…
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