Jason Sanford’s “Plague Birds” is a post-apocalyptic story about strong AIs and gene-altered people that’s so far in the future that it feels almost like fantasy. Plus: We recommend other books we’ve enjoyed recently!April 15, 2022 “No Time to Die” and the Craig Era of Bond ...
as a “hoax”…[despite the fact that] since 2021, PEN America has documented nearly 16,000 book bans in public schools nationwide, a number not seen since the Red Scare McCarthy era of the 1950s. This censorship organized by [Trumpist] groups predominantly targets books about race and ...
If you love historical fantasy, the Regency Era, and novels of manners, you should snap up Sorcerer to the Crown immediately! Plus, the diverse characters are refreshing. While the first chapters are slow, stay with the book because the story picks up fast. Content Note: Nothing of note. ...
…the Department of [Re-]education [has dismissed] complaints about book bans…as a “hoax”…[despite the fact that] since 2021, PEN America has documented nearly 16,000 book bans in public schools nationwide, a number not seen since the Red Scare McCarthy era of the 1950s. This censor...
They completed the church in 1699 and the exterior facade in 1734. The facade is rococo in style, which makes it very unusual and unique for Rome—and a good reason to see it. The style is considered the last movement of the Baroque era and uses a certain symmetry and rollin...
The movie introduces us to other real-life characters in Dylan’s early orbit. There’s banjo-playing elder statesman Pete Seeger (Edward Norton) and the legendary Woody “This Land is Your Land” Guthrie (Scoot McNairy), twin pillars of era’s folk scene.Monica Barbaro, from NBC’sChicago...
Readers witness as the ever-evolving “Sarah” gets recast: as a bible-era trans woman, an aging lesbian literally growing roots, a being who transcends the earth as we know it. While Cohen presents a world that will clearly someday end, “Sarah” will continue. In each Sarah’s refusal...
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All hailBridgerton, Netflix’s lush, swoony adaptation of a set of romance novels. The thirsty series focuses on a London family with eight children, all of whom were blessed with good genes and five (or six?) of whom are currently of marriageable age. And thus, in this Regency-era se...
When Martin Luther King comes out of a coma after 32 years and finds himself thrust into the 21st century and life in the post-September 11 era, his "turn the other cheek" philosophy quickly takes him from beloved national hero to despised terrorist sympathizer. ...