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CrownAs polar ice melts in the Arctic, shipping lanes are opening up, making the region a new zone of superpower competition. Writer Rana Foroohar explains the stakes in Sea Change. -
Bloombury PublishingThe Two Saddest Kitchens is a comic conversation between Roz Chast and Jason Adam Katzenstein. Book critic Maureen Corrigan says it made her laugh and feel better about her own (lack of) cooking.
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Li won a Pulitzer for her memoir about the suicides of her two sons. In her new novel, Music Against the Night, she writes about two young prodigies in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. -
Wolf's latest album emerged from a period of major personal change, including a breakup and getting sober. -
Laufey sees libraries as an important third space at a time when younger generations are yearning for something that feels physical and nostalgic. -
The documentary "Smooth World" explores the world of smooth jazz: its waning popularity, the remaining stars, its aging but passionate fanbase, and those trying to move the genre forward.
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Behind the Desk, Draco Rosa creates shimmering, electric guitar-driven ruminations on life and love. -
In the book, Kiran Desai explores themes of alienation, class and cultural hierarchy, and the lives we inherit versus those we make for ourselves. -
Birds are the only dinosaurs that survived the devastating asteroid impact 66 million years ago. -
"I just want to make people really feel things about the world they live in," Grian Chatten says of Dopamine Chamber, which he describes as the band's attempt to map the tensions of our moment. -
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Heather Gay, author and "Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" cast member, about her new body horror novel, "Eternal Glow."
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Saxophonist and composer Immanuel Wilkins talks about the impact that winning a 2026 MacArthur Fellowship will have on his art.
