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'Imagine Pleasant Nonsense' With 'Strange Planet' Creator Nathan Pyle

7:00am December 15, 2019

by Liz Metzger

Nathan Pyle has amassed an Instagram following for his gently pastel-hued comics about aliens who narrate their everyday lives in a hilariously stilted manner. Now, the comics are out in book form.

Van Cliburn moves through difficult passage in the final round of Tchaikovsky International Piano & Violin competition on April 11, 1958 in Moscow.

'Dangerous Melodies' Examines Classical Music And American Foreign Relations

10:40am December 14, 2019

A new book explores the relation between a few key figures in American classical music and U.S. foreign policy in the 20th century.

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Kids These Days ... Are Reading Nietzsche In The 'Burbs'

7:00am December 14, 2019

by Michael Schaub

It's easy to make fun of disgruntled teenagers, but in his funny new Nietzsche and the Burbs, author Lars Iyer depicts them accurately and with real sensitivity, never mocking or condescending.

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Class, Culture And Sexual Identity Take Center Stage In 'Girl, Woman, Other'

1:19pm December 13, 2019

by Maureen Corrigan

Bernardine Evaristo's nuanced and entertaining Booker Prize-winning novel is told from the point of view of 12 British women of color — all just a few degrees of separation apart from each other.

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Superman Reveals His Identity To The World

5:28pm December 11, 2019

by Glen Weldon

Fans of Superman know he's really the bookish Clark Kent, but on Wednesday he revealed his identity to the world within the comics.

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Librarian Nancy Pearl Shares 4 Fantastic Books For The End Of 2019

10:30am December 11, 2019

by Nancy Pearl

Our go-to librarian says there are plenty of readers who find that "fiction gives you the truth of history and nonfiction gives you the facts." With that in mind, she shares some new titles.

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'Switched On Pop': Fluff For The Masses Or Misunderstood Masterpieces?

4:59pm December 10, 2019

Gonna take my horse to the old town road, gonna... wait, what were we talking about?

A search for the word they on Merriam-Webster's website turns up definitions for the personal pronoun, which saw a massive spike in lookups this year over last. Several months ago the dictionary added a definition for its 2019 Word of the Year that classi

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Merriam-Webster Singles Out Nonbinary 'They' For Word Of The Year Honors

4:29pm December 10, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

The dictionary publisher lauded the singular they Tuesday, noting that the tiny word has enjoyed important new uses in an English language that otherwise lacks a good gender-neutral alternative.

'Trump And His Generals' Author: The President Is Now Surrounded By 'Yes Men'

1:26pm December 10, 2019

by Terry Gross

CNN analyst Peter Bergen reflects on Trump's soured relationships with Generals Mattis, McMaster and Kelly. "He's gotten rid of the most competent people he had in his circle," Bergen says.

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U.S. Takes Steps To Sideline The World Trade Organization

10:17am December 10, 2019

by Scott Horsley

The Trump administration is taking aim at the World Trade Organization. The president is refusing to approve WTO appellate nominees, hampering its ability to serve as a trade referee.

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