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In Honor of Friendsgiving
I was speaking with a colleague before the holiday and we were discussing the value of friendship and the various Friendsgivings we had...


The Irishman is Not Scorsese’s Greatest Work
All the white men you know and love are probably getting ready to sit down and consume the three and a half hour Mafia-greatest-hits of...


The Story Behind That Handmaid’s Tale Wedding
In case you’ve been living under a rock, or just overwhelmed with the impeachment hearings, you might have missed the story about the...


An Interview with April Kirkwood, Author of Working My Way Back to Me
April Kirkwood's latest book, Working My Way Back to Me is a memoir of awakening, discovery, identity and the struggle to change life’s...


College Sweetheart Proposes to Girlfriend On Her Last Day of Chemotherapy
Of course, she said yes! This is a lovely true tale of love conquering all! Jillian Hanson met Max Allegretti in college, and they fell...


The Warrior Queen of Jhansi is Worth Watching
The Warrior Queen of Jhansi will only be showing a week or two in smaller venues and art house theaters, but make sure you put it on your...


Guest Post: Tucker Carlson and the Girl Who Lived
(Editor’s Note: I wanted to share this guest post from author Lauren Duca, https://laurenduca.substack.com/ because I believe it is...


Scandalous: The Rise and Fall of The National Enquirer
It was the equivalent of a print soap opera of our pop culture lives, telling our national story of scandal and vice on every supermarket...


Did You Know, Usain Bolt’s Record Beaten by Allyson Felix
Amidst the political mess that is the impeachment process and the Democratic candidates under heat for their debates, a lot of really...


Celebrating Toni Morrison’s Legacy at Saint John The Divine
Thousands came to the magnificent cathedral of Saint John the Divine (where James Baldwin was laid to rest and Toni Morrison eulogized...


The Pieces I am: The Just Released Documentary on Toni Morrison
How lucky we are that just when the amazing Toni Morrison has passed, we have an insightful documentary about her life and work to remind...


A Night of “Verbal Burlesque” Featuring Lydia Lunch and Michael Imperioli
Sunday night the newly opened restaurant CoCo J’Adore on little West 12th Street in New York’s Greenwich Village hosted an evening of...


Interview with Esme Oliver
Esme Oliver has worked as an attorney, a health-care lobbyist, and a legislative director for two US Senators; work which sharpened her...


So You Want To Talk About Race: The RWA Panel On Race
This year’s RWA convention had a number of events focused on issues of race and diversity in publishing and I attended the round table...


Review: Brazen and the Beast by Sarah MacLean
SCORCHING ★★★★★ I have been secretly in love with Beast since he appeared in Wicked and the Wallflower. The silent, wounded hero needs...
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