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'Accessory to War' is an uncomfortable wake-up call for some

'Accessory to War' is an uncomfortable wake-up call for some

An "unspoken alliance" between scientists and the military had been brewing for millennia prior to Hiroshima. Neil deGrasse Tyson and Avis Lang excel at detailing this union and its possible future.
by Marcelo Gleiser

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Activist DeRay McKesson on why he's making 'The Case for Hope'

Activist DeRay McKesson on why he's making 'The Case for Hope'

In his new book,"On the Other Side of Freedom: The Case for Hope," activist and author Deray McKesson tells his personal story and shares his thinking about activism.
by Michel Martin

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'A Room Away from the Wolves' makes the Gothic bitingly modern

'A Room Away from the Wolves' makes the Gothic bitingly modern

Nova Ren Suma takes all the classic Gothic novel tropes -- an old house, a cursed ring, evil stepsisters, a dark family legacy -- and gives them a bracing update.
by Caitlyn Paxson

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Apocalypse? Naw. 'Woman World' is a laid-back utopia

Apocalypse? Naw. 'Woman World' is a laid-back utopia

Aminder Dhaliwal's popular Instagram comic chronicles life in a world where men have gone extinct. It turns out, without men, life is pretty mellow -- making for a sly critique of patriarchy.
by Etelka Lehoczky

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An almost-too-real portrait of modern Russia

An almost-too-real portrait of modern Russia

"It's very harsh and it's full of violence and incongruities, but it's also truly fully of the Russian spirit," says bookseller Kate Jacobs, about the novel "A Terrible Country."
by Tracy Mumford

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Guthrie brings 'Frankenstein' back to life

Guthrie brings 'Frankenstein' back to life

In the stage adaption of Mary Shelley's classic story, the monster and his creator wrestle with timeless questions.
by Marianne Combs

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The Global Roots Festival kicks off this weekend in Minneapolis

The festival features five days of music, film, and talks — but mostly music. It kicks off Saturday night with performances by Somali singer Aar Maanta and Swedish folk-rock group Hoven Droven.
by Phil Picardi

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Here are the 2018 National Book Award longlists, featuring a fresh category

Here are the 2018 National Book Award longlists, featuring a fresh category

Fifty nominated books now remain in contention for prizes in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, young people's literature -- and, in a fresh twist to the annual slate, translated literature.
by Colin Dwyer

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