Arts & Life

Names for Light: A Family History, by Thirii Myo Kyaw Myint

Immigration And Prejudice, Colonialism And Inheritance At Heart Of 'Names For Light'

7:02am August 19, 2021

by Martha Anne Toll

Thirii Myo Kyaw Myint's second book reads like poetry, an embodied experience of exquisite reflections on family and rootedness and deracination and sorrow and love.

Silent Winds, Dry Seas, by Vinod Busjeet

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This Surprising Debut Takes Readers To A Crossroads Of Empires And Cultures

7:00am August 19, 2021

by Jenny Bhatt

Vinod Busjeet, like his main character, is descended from the Indian workers brought to Mauritius by French and English colonizers. His debut, Silent Winds, Dry Seas, reflects that critical history.

Singer R. Kelly appears in a Chicago courtroom in March 2019. The charges that R. Kelly faces in New York include racketeering "to prey upon young women and teenagers," and sexually trafficking these girls and women between states.

R. Kelly's Trial Has Begun. The Singer Faces Decades Of Sex Abuse Charges

7:23pm August 18, 2021

The charges that R. Kelly faces in New York include racketeering "to prey upon young women and teenagers" and sexually trafficking these girls and women between states.

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We Asked, You Answered: Your 50 Favorite Sci-Fi And Fantasy Books Of The Past Decade

6:03pm August 18, 2021

by Petra Mayer

Earlier in the summer, we asked you to vote for your favorite science fiction and fantasy reads of the past decade — so here are 50 fabulous reads, curated by our expert judges and you, the readers.

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This Book Introduces You To The People Doing Your 'Dirty Work'

4:23pm August 18, 2021

by Dave Davies

Author Eyal Press calls them "jobs of last resort" — slaughtering animals, working in prisons, engaging in remote drone combat. Society needs them but doesn't want to talk about them.

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Laura Lippman's 'Dream Girl' Is The Latest Thriller To Center On Stolen Stories

12:38pm August 18, 2021

by Maureen Corrigan

Many of this year's mystery and suspense novels explore literary appropriation — characters in positions of privilege laying their sticky mitts on stories that don't belong to them.

Can't Let It Go: Two looks from Disney's Frozen, by Christopher Oram, including Elsa's Ice Dress

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Many Stages Are Still Dark, But You Can Now See These Iconic Costumes Up Close

6:39am August 18, 2021

by Jeff Lunden

The Showstoppers! exhibition in New York's Theater District showcases the work of an industry hit hard by the pandemic. Visitors can see more than 100 costumes — and watch artists hard at work.

Jake Lacy and Alexandra Daddario in HBO's The White Lotus.

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How 'The White Lotus' Hid Its Biggest Gut Punches Until The End

3:24pm August 17, 2021

by Linda Holmes

HBO's The White Lotus had plenty of vitriol for its rich guests throughout the series. But it wasn't until the final episode that creator Mike White unleashed his most painful skewerings.

Tennis Legend Billie Jean King Puts It 'All In' Her New Autobiography

1:37pm August 17, 2021

by Dave Davies

The book covers King's Grand Slam and Wimbledon championships, the "Battle of the Sexes," her activism for women's and LGBTQ rights, as well as some joyous and painful chapters in her personal life.

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Theater Lovers Won't Want To Miss 'Broadway: Beyond The Golden Age'

1:37pm August 17, 2021

by David Bianculli

Rick McKay's 2003 Broadway: The Golden Age was meant to have sequels, but McKay died in 2018. Now, his producers have rescued his work in progress, presenting a new chapter covering 1959 to the 1980s.

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