Book News: Mich. School System Won’t Ban Anne Frank’s ‘Pornographic’ Diary
The daily lowdown on books, publishing, and the occasional author behaving badly. Last week, the mother of a seventh-grader in …
Watch The First Trailer For ABC’s ‘Avengers’ Follow-Up
Over the weekend, ABC posted a trailer for Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D., its fall show (time slot and premiere date …
Why You Should Give A $*%! About Words That Offend
If you said the “s” word in the ninth century, you probably wouldn’t have shocked or offended anyone. Back then, …
After Long Wait, Novelist James Salter Shares ‘All That Is’
On the list of great postwar American male novelists — along with Philip Roth, Norman Mailer and John Updike — …
The Movie Mark McKinney Has ‘Seen A Million Times’
The weekends on All Things Considered series Movies I’ve Seen A Million Times features filmmakers, actors, writers and directors talking …
This One Is For You, Ma
On-air challenge: You are given two words starting with M-A. The answer is a third word that can follow the …
He Didn’t Just Call His Mother, He Made Her A Star
A little over three years ago, filmmaker Josh Seftel’s father passed away. After that, he says, it became difficult to …
A ‘Cooked Seed’ Sprouts After All, In America
Anchee Min’s best-selling memoir Red Azalea told the story of her youth in China during the Cultural Revolution. Her followup, …
The ‘Curious’ Story Of Robert ‘Believe It Or Not!’ Ripley
Before there was YouTube or Mythbusters or The Amazing Race, there was Robert “Believe It or Not!” Ripley. Ripley’s pioneering …
A Nigerian-’Americanah’ Novel About Love, Race And Hair
School romances face a lot of obstacles: the big decision at graduation, the competing demands of two burgeoning careers, perhaps …
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