Ashley is a fan of anything by Ann Patchett, recommends watching The Studio for a comedy break, and considers Wonder Boys the rare movie that surpasses the book.

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Amiri Baraka (formerly LeRoi Jones), the Maoist revolutionary who was called “the primary theorist of the Black Arts Movement ...

Essays on the Bard’s Art (StarApple Books), edited by Donna Benny: this gathering of critical essays and commentary brings ...

The death of Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o in May 2025 raises the question of his influence in French-speaking Africa: how ...

Early in my interview with legendary trans rocker Laura Jane Grace, I can’t help but fawn over her 2016 memoir “Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock’s Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout,” which ...

As the 249th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence loomed, Congress passed a bill that steals from the poor, hungry and sick to reward the wealthy, enslave generations to unsustainable debt ...

Republicans spent months selling the bill to themselves. Now they have to talk to a wider audience with many voters saying ...

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The surge in political violence during the Trump years has imperiled not only American lives but also our country’s ...

From classics like The Grapes of Wrath to modern gems like The Lord of the Rings, these perfect movies are very loyal to the ...