Neda Ulaby

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Melting guns and bullet casings, this artist turns weapons into bells

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

At a time when mass shootings are regularly rocking the country, Stephanie Mercedes is takes guns and bullet casings and turns them into instruments of mourning. Some look like primitive relics.

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Disney's Bob Iger is swinging the ax as he plans to lay off 7,000 workers worldwide

Wednesday, February 08, 2023

Returning CEO Bob Iger is making a statement to his board about the company's finances moving forward.

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A Wife of Bath 'biography' brings a modern woman out of the Middle Ages

Saturday, February 04, 2023

Dreamed up by Geoffrey Chaucer in The Canterbury Tales more than 600 years ago, the Wife of Bath was known for her lusty appetites, gossipy asides and fondness for wine.

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Journalist Victor S. Navasky has died. For years, he led The Nation.

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Navasky's journalism and influence were a clarion call for the left.

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Joni Mitchell wins Gershwin Prize for Popular Song from Library of Congress

Thursday, January 12, 2023

Pathbreaking folk singer and songwriter Joni Mitchell has been awarded one of the nation's highest honors in songwriting.

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Underage stars of the 1968 version of 'Romeo & Juliet' sue over nude scene

Thursday, January 05, 2023

The stars of the 1968 film Romeo and Juliet have accused Paramount Pictures of child sexual abuse — just days before California's three-year grace period for reviving past lawsuits expired.

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2022 was a good year for Nikki Grimes, who just published her 103rd book

Friday, December 23, 2022

The winner of the ALA Coretta Scott King - Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement has written more than 100 children's books. Her latest, about the pandemic, is called Garvey in the Dark.

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'Iron Man,' 'Super Fly' and 'Carrie' are inducted into the National Film Registry

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Every year, the Library of Congress adds 25 films to the National Film Registry to be preserved for posterity. This year's selections include Hairspray and When Harry Met Sally.

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Does some art deserve to be attacked by climate activists?

Friday, December 09, 2022

Great works of art that have been attacked by climate protesters are innocent victims. But is there some art that deserves to be vandalized?

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Stax Records Co-Founder Jim Stewart died Monday at age 92

Thursday, December 08, 2022

Stax Records Co-Founder Jim Stewart built a soul powerhouse from a Memphis, Tenn. label. He died Monday at age 92.

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Movie Review: 'Violent Night'

Wednesday, December 07, 2022

The evergreen topic of holiday horror movies gets refreshed after the success of "Violent Night."

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A $10 million gift to the Library of Congress brings a new exhibition space

Tuesday, November 01, 2022

A hefty donation to the Library of Congress will fund new spaces and exhibitions. The first one is scheduled for next year.

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Meet Alana Mayo, the young, Black, queer studio executive who greenlit 'Till'

Monday, October 31, 2022

Mayo may be the new face of Hollywood star-makers. The president of Orion Pictures is under 40, and dedicated to realizing unique artistic visions in a risk-adverse industry.

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Jules Bass, 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' producer, died at age 87

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Jules Bass died Tuesday at age 87. He was half of Rankin Bass, the company that created the holiday classic TV special "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" in 1964.

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Writer, truck driver, meat cutter and prophet of compassion Mike Davis dies at 76

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Davis was a public intellectual best known for his book City of Quartz and other searing critiques of capitalism, corruption and environmental degradation.

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When a regional theater got millions to remake itself, it focused on racial healing

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

The historically Black Penumbra Theatre has received millions in grants to remake itself into a center for racial healing. What will its choices reveal about regional theater's future?

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French writer Annie Ernaux wins the 2022 Nobel Prize in literature

Thursday, October 06, 2022

French writer Annie Ernaux is the newest Nobel laureate in literature. She is widely admired in France and among those who love French feminist literature.

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Winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize in literature goes to French writer Annie Ernaux

Thursday, October 06, 2022

Ernaux often addresses issues of gender, language, class and shame in her work. Her writing blurs the line between memoir and fiction such as A Woman's Story, I Remain in Darkness and Cleaned Out.

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The Independent Spirit Awards moves toward gender-neutral acting categories

Wednesday, August 24, 2022

The awards have announced the categories will now be "best lead performance" and "best supporting performance."

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The rise of the 'Morally Dubious Podcaster' in pop culture

Wednesday, August 24, 2022

You'll find these characters at the heart of movies and shows such as Vengeance, Dexter: New Blood, Rutherford Falls and Only Murders in the Building.

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