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Adapting ‘Lady in the Lake’ for TV meant centering the women at the core of the story
5 months ago

Adapting ‘Lady in the Lake’ for TV meant centering the women at the core of the story

LA Times  

The seeds of “Lady in the Lake” were planted in 1969 with the disappearances and deaths of an 11-year-old Jewish girl and a 33-year-old Black woman in Baltimore. In separate interviews, Lippman, Har’el and members of the cast, including stars Natalie Portman and Moses Ingram, shared their thoughts about bringing “Lady” to life. There have been some crime podcasts that …

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Antisemitism policies at public city colleges in New York will be reviewed, the governor says
1 year, 1 month ago

Antisemitism policies at public city colleges in New York will be reviewed, the governor says

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — An independent party will review antisemitism policies at the City University of New York, the nation’s largest urban public university system, Gov. “It’s been growing on a number of campuses and seen most acutely in the City University of New York.” A report based on the review is expected next spring. On Oct. 13, a pro-Israel member …

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How Laura Lippman’s new thriller, ‘Prom Mom,’ honors L.A. noir master James. M. Cain
1 year, 5 months ago

How Laura Lippman’s new thriller, ‘Prom Mom,’ honors L.A. noir master James. M. Cain

LA Times  

Review Prom Mom By Laura Lippman William Morrow: 320 pages, $30 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. As evidenced by her new thriller, “Prom Mom,” one of Lippman’s most interesting and enduring touchstones remains James M. Cain, her fellow Baltimorean. Cain’s character archetypes — dreamers …

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These Plastic Dog Shoes Look A Lot Like Crocs
2 years, 4 months ago

These Plastic Dog Shoes Look A Lot Like Crocs

Huff Post  

In the midst of what often feels like a constant stream of bad news and anxiety-inducing headlines, you might be looking for some solace, something purely funny and sweet to make you smile for one short moment. If you’re inclined to click, you’ll find a trove of images depicting fur-babies wearing miniature perforated PVC slippers that look strikingly similar to …

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George Michael spent his career singing about freedom. But he never quite found it
2 years, 5 months ago

George Michael spent his career singing about freedom. But he never quite found it

LA Times  

In 1984, George Michael released a song called “Freedom” with his pop duo Wham! “George’s life was shot through with disappointment,” says James Gavin, author of an exhaustive and empathetic biography, “George Michael: A Life,” published this week. partner Andrew Ridgeley became the first major Western pop act to play in China; in 1989 Michael’s solo debut, “Faith,” won album …

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Philip Roth and race: A legendary novelist's troubling pattern
3 years, 10 months ago

Philip Roth and race: A legendary novelist's troubling pattern

Salon  

Excerpted from "The Philip Roth We Don't Know: Sex, Race, and Autobiography" by Jacques Berlinerblau. — Philip Roth, "The Counterlife" The main rot in the minds of "academic" liberals like yourself, is that you take your own distortion of the world to be somehow more profound than the cracker's. Fellas As just noted, Roth's representation of an African American boy …

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