Arts

Kerry James Marshall, School of Beauty, School of Culture, acrylic and glitter on unstretched canvas, 2012

Arts

Kerry James Marshall: A Black Presence In The Art World Is 'Not Negotiable'

6:00am March 28, 2017

by Susan Stamberg

For decades, the 61-year-old artist has depicted black lives on canvas. He says inclusion in museums must not be contingent on "whether somebody likes you ... or somebody's being generous to you."

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For-profit colleges have faced federal and state investigations into their aggressive recruiting tactics.

How For-Profit Colleges Sell 'Risky Education' To The Most Vulnerable

3:09pm March 27, 2017

Tressie McMillan Cottom worked in enrollment at two for-profit colleges, but quit because she felt uncomfortable selling students an education they couldn't afford. Her new book is Lower Ed.

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Emma Donoghue Helps Kids Deal With Dementia (And Still Has Fun) In 'The Lotterys'

5:06am March 27, 2017

by Rachel Martin

Emma Donoghue tackles a tough topic with light and humor in The Lotterys Plus One, her new kids' book about a boisterous blended family learning to accommodate a difficult grandfather with dementia.

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Author Finds A Counter-Narrative Of Equality In Adam And Eve Story

6:27pm March 26, 2017

Bruce Feiler speaks about his new book, "The First Love Story," and how the story of Adam and Eve is still important to relationships between men and women today.

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Christina Ricci plays Zelda Fitzgerald in Amazon's Z.

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Forget F. Scott: In 'Z,' Christina Ricci Tells Zelda Fitzgerald's Story

11:35am March 26, 2017

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

There's a common misconception (popularized by Ernest Hemingway) that Zelda Fitzgerald ruined her husband's life. The truth, Ricci says, is much more complicated.

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INGA Wellbeing women's back-opening dress snap tape sleeves.

Trendy Hospital Clothing To Make Cancer Patients Dress 'Well' Even When Unwell

11:02am March 26, 2017

A trio of European women has launched INGA Wellbeing fashion line to help alleviate the dehumanizing experience many patients endure when wearing the traditional, uncomfortable hospital gowns.

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'Wait Till You See Me Dance' Is A Marvelous Waltz Of Misdirection

10:00am March 26, 2017

by Annalisa Quinn

Deb Olin Unferth's story collection delights in going in unexpected directions, and her sensitively-drawn characters feel the full, real, often contradictory and uneasy layering of human emotion.

The Moluccan Cockatoo Feast, from the series The Fantastical Feasts, 2014

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How Do You Dream Up A Cockatoo Feast? An Artist Explains In 'Imaginarium'

8:14am March 26, 2017

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Looking at Claire Rosen's photographs can feel like walking into someone else's dreams. In her new book Imaginarium she provides inspiration and advice for curating a creative life.

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In 1957, Duncan Hines and his wife, Clara, cut a cake at the Duncan Hines test kitchen in Ithaca, N.Y.

Duncan Hines: The Original Road Warrior Who Shaped Restaurant History

7:00am March 26, 2017

by Nicole Jankowski

The name on that box of cake mix belonged to a real person. Hines was a traveling salesman who just wanted to find a decent meal on the road — and ended up being America's go-to restaurant expert.

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Tale As Old As Time: The Dark Appeal of 'Beauty And The Beast'

4:31am March 26, 2017

by Genevieve Valentine

Disney's new live-action extravaganza is just the latest retelling of this classic fairy tale. But why do Beauty and her Beast have such a hold on us? And why are there so many versions of their tale?