Arts & Life

Demonstrators on both sides of the abortion debate rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 19, 2018.

Study Examines The Lasting Effects Of Having — Or Being Denied — An Abortion

2:43pm June 16, 2020

by Terry Gross

In The Turnaway Study, Diana Greene Foster shares research conducted over 10 years with about 1,000 women who had or were denied abortions, tracking impacts on mental, physical and economic health.

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In Defense Of Jazz Biopics: Melodramas And Morality Tales, Set To Music

2:37pm June 16, 2020

by Kevin Whitehead

Many jazz fans hate biopic films, but critic Kevin Whitehead likes noticing which true elements get in — or get left out — as messy lives are squeezed into stock-story formulas.

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'I See These Conversations As Protective': Talking With Kids About Race

2:20pm June 16, 2020

by Noel King

What does it mean to be anti-racist, and how should adults talk to kids about race and racism? Children's author Renée Watson and anti-racism scholar Ibram X. Kendi suggest starting with books.

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Libraries Are Dealing With New Demand For Books And Services During The Pandemic

12:17pm June 16, 2020

by Thomas Wilburn

Across the country, libraries have seen demand for e-books skyrocket as people try to entertain themselves during lockdown. But they're also dealing with complicated questions around reopening.

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'Miss Iceland' Is A Subdued, Powerful Portrait Of A Suppressed Society

7:00am June 16, 2020

by Heller McAlpin

Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir's atmospheric novel, about a young writer and her outcast friends in 1963 Iceland, will transport you to another time and place, though not necessarily a rosier time and place.

The Oscar telecast on ABC has been moved to April 25 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Oscars Postponed 2 Months Because Of Pandemic

5:37pm June 15, 2020

by Mandalit del Barco

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences delays the 2021 Oscar ceremony from February to April because of COVID-19.

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National Book Critics Circle Board Members Resign Over Racism Allegations

4:25pm June 15, 2020

by Petra Mayer

The National Book Critics Circle, which represents hundreds of critics across the country, has been roiled by a dispute over an anti-racism statement that has led several board members to resign.

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Reissue Of 'The End of Me' Helps Cement Alfred Hayes' Status As A Great Novelist

1:25pm June 15, 2020

by John Powers

A poet, novelist and screenwriter, Hayes' name largely fell from view following his death in 1985. Now, with the re-issue of three of his novels, his reputation has been making a comeback.

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Then U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates walks from an Osprey aircraft after landing at Forward Operating Base Dwyer on June 5, 2011 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan.

In 'Exercise Of Power' Robert Gates Says Presidents Too Often Rely On The Military

9:47am June 15, 2020

by Tom Bowman

In his latest book, the former defense secretary says some matters more often than not call for other elements of American power: diplomacy or foreign aid or clear strategic communications.

Cover detail of Collected Poems by William Butler Yeats

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A Long Summer Ahead: What Writers Are Reading As The Pandemic Goes On

7:00am June 15, 2020

Find recommendations for fantasy, poetry, new fiction, old fiction, comics, fairy tales and more, hand-picked by authors Ben Philippe, Jade Chang, Raina Telgemeier, Tess Taylor and Thomas Pierce.