Zadie Smith and Paul Murray on shortlist for Writers’ prize | Books

Zadie Smith and Paul Murray on shortlist for Writers’ prize | Books

Zadie Smith, Paul Murray and Naomi Klein are among the authors who have been shortlisted for the Writers’ prize, the award previously known as the Rathbones Folio prize. Smith’s first historical novel... Read more »
Martin Scorsese says new Jesus film aims to ‘take away the negatives’ of organised religion | Movies

Martin Scorsese says new Jesus film aims to ‘take away the negatives’ of organised religion | Movies

Martin Scorsese is to follow up his triumphant true-crime epic Killers of the Flower Moon with an 80-minute film about Jesus designed to “take away the negative[s] … associated with organised religion”.... Read more »
Zadie Smith and Paul Murray on shortlist for Writers’ prize | Books

Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, January 2nd

“When I was your age, we had to walk ten miles inside our apartments because we were quarantined.” Source link Read more »
Zadie Smith and Paul Murray on shortlist for Writers’ prize | Books

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“American Zion,” “Unshrinking,” “Termush,” and “Cross-Stitch.” Source link Read more »
Annie Ilsley, Winner of the 2023 NIMH Three-Minute Talks Competition

Annie Ilsley, Winner of the 2023 NIMH Three-Minute Talks Competition

Transcript Hi, my name is Annie and I’m excited to share this project with you.  White matter composes about half the brain and forms pathways that are essential for communication between regions.... Read more »
Life Histories on Transforming the …

Life Histories on Transforming the …

At a time when movements for racial justice are front and center in U.S. national politics, this book provides essential new understanding to the study of race, its influence on people’s lives,... Read more »
Where to start with: Wilkie Collins | Books

Where to start with: Wilkie Collins | Books

Monday marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Wilkie Collins, the Victorian writer known for his mystery novels. His writing became foundational to the way modern crime novels are constructed, and... Read more »
‘It’s about being able to say goodbye’: Spanish graphic novel explores early Franco-era reprisals | Spain

‘It’s about being able to say goodbye’: Spanish graphic novel explores early Franco-era reprisals | Spain

At the beginning of the new Spanish graphic novel El abismo del olvido (The Abyss of Forgetting), a murdered man climbs out of his grave, lights a cigarette and takes stock of... Read more »
Life Histories on Transforming the …

Daily Cartoon: Monday, January 8th

“I wish it didn’t feel like all of my hopes and dreams were dependent on a bunch of twenty-year-olds winning one football game.” Source link Read more »
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