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New play looks at the lives touched by Emmett Till's death

New play looks at the lives touched by Emmett Till's death

Now playing at Penumbra, "benevolence" uses FBI transcripts and other records to explore a case that galvanized the civil rights movement.
by Marianne Combs

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Real life informs a tense trip in 'Lost Children Archive'

Real life informs a tense trip in 'Lost Children Archive'

Valeria Luiselli's twist on the great American road trip novel follows a family with two children on a grim odyssey through the Southwest, a vision of a country blighted by industry and prejudice.
by Heller McAlpin

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A neuroscientist explores the biology of addiction in 'Never Enough'

A neuroscientist explores the biology of addiction in 'Never Enough'

Growing up, Judith Grisel struggled with alcohol, marijuana and cocaine. Now as a neuroscientist, she's working to understand the biological basis of addiction. Her new book is "Never Enough."
by Terry Gross

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'How to Disappear' condemns online visibility without truly exploring it

'How to Disappear' condemns online visibility without truly exploring it

Akiko Busch sets out to argue against visibility, "the common currency of our time." But she neglects to expose why she dislikes social media and networked culture.
by Lily Meyer

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Reading to celebrate Robert Bly's 60 years of poetry

Reading to celebrate Robert Bly's 60 years of poetry

The celebrated poet, now 92, is not expected to attend. But hundreds of others are.
by Euan Kerr

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Kacey Musgraves and Childish Gambino win top awards at Grammys

Kacey Musgraves and Childish Gambino win top awards at Grammys

No single artist dominated, but over the course of a night in which a handful of artists won major awards, a thread became clear: The Academy was attempting to make amends for past mistakes.
by Andrew Flanagan

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'Magical Negro' carries the weight of history

'Magical Negro' carries the weight of history

Morgan Parker's new poetry collection explores the ways African-American lives are affected by historical events, even though they may have happened decades or centuries ago.
by Mary Louise Kelly

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Lies are illegal in the 'Golden State' of Ben Winters

Lies are illegal in the 'Golden State' of Ben Winters

In his new book, the author imagines a world where officers known as Speculators track down liars, in a cross between a dystopian novel and a classic detective story.
by Lynn Neary

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