The Poison Book Project is looking for Victorian-era books made with toxic dyes
Members of the Poison Book Project are working to identify old books that contain toxic pigments such as arsenic.
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As 'Late Night' loses its band, we rank the best groups ever on late night TV
8G appears in their last Late Night episode on Thursday after a decade backing Seth Meyers. It joins the ranks of groundbreaking late night bands.
Lionsgate apologizes to Coppola for now-pulled 'Megalopolis’ trailer
“We offer our sincere apologies to the critics involved and to Francis Ford Coppola and American Zoetrope for this inexcusable error,” a Lionsgate spokesperson said in a statement.
Everyone wants Taylor Swift's vote. But celebrity endorsements are complicated.
How much sway do stars really have when it comes to putting the next President in the White House?
Tinashe and Ravyn Lenae lean into the paradox of 'alt-R&B'
The new albums Quantum Baby and Bird's Eye are exercises in self-liberation, leveraging the sounds and potential of a loaded category while rejecting its limits.
Why Rob Delaney loves failure: 'I smash it up into a powder and I snort it'
Rob Delaney has experienced great success as a comedian and actor. He created and starred in the acclaimed TV series Catastrophe and he's been featured in blockbuster movies like this summer's Deadpool & Wolverine. But he's also experienced tragedy, including the death of his son. He talks to Rachel about loss, failure and why he kind of wants a meteor to hit his house.
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Jon Stewart doesn't feel vindicated bringing 'The Daily Show' to a Harris-led DNC
Stewart and The Daily Show’s executive producer Jennifer Flanz say the show is “clicking” with correspondents in the host chair. Is that a sustainable format for the late night comedy show? They’ll revisit that question after the DNC.
Frazier's 'Paradise Bronx' makes you want to linger in NYC's 'drive-through borough'
Ian Frazier’s signature voice — droll, ruminative, generous — draws readers in. But his underlying subject here is even bigger than the Bronx: It’s the way the past “bleeds through” the present.
How Trump bent the Justice Department and FBI to his will
NBC Newsinvestigative reporter David Rohde says that since 2016, Trump has used conspiracy theories, co-option and threats to undermine federal law enforcement. His new book is Where Tyranny Begins.
Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood is on borrowed time. A film is documenting it all
Mountains, the first feature by filmmaker Monica Sorelle, focuses on a Haitian American family struggling to get ahead in a South Florida neighborhood targeted by developers.