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When and where to watch the Oscars

When and where to watch the Oscars

Jimmy Kimmel will return to host the Oscars for the second year in a row, and will be featured on ABC TV stations.
by Matt Mikus

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The rise of yeast: How civilization was shaped by sugar fungi

The rise of yeast: How civilization was shaped by sugar fungi

Without yeast, bread wouldn't rise and beer wouldn't foam. As Nicholas Money's new book, "The Rise of Yeast," points out, it leaves its mark on other foods, too, including coffee, and even chocolate.
by Menaka Wilhelm

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Two decades in the making, 'Green Sun' is worth the wait

Two decades in the making, 'Green Sun' is worth the wait

Kent Anderson's new novel is a sequel to 1997's "Night Dogs," and it picks up with antihero Hanson, once an English teacher, now working as a police officer in Oakland -- bad attitude entirely intact.
by Michael Schaub

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Children's publishing house takes food literacy literally

Children's publishing house takes food literacy literally

Teaching kids how to eat healthfully and appreciate the cultural diversity of food begins with getting books about these themes into their hands, says Readers to Eaters' founding publisher.
by Lela Nargi

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Male friendship and sports in "After the Shot Drops"

A conversation with author Randy Ribay about his book, "After the Shot Drops" and the difficulties of adolescent male friendship in a culture of toxic masculinity.
by Kerri Miller and Elizabeth Shockman

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Will the new tax code hit charities hard?

A tax break isn't usually the only reason people donate to charities, but it is an incentive.
by Marianne Combs and Jo Erickson

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Joan Baez embraces empathy on her new album

On her new album "Whistle Down the Wind" Joan Baez embraces the philosophy she laid out during her speech last year when she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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'Eat the Apple' is a brilliant and barbed memoir of the Iraq war

'Eat the Apple' is a brilliant and barbed memoir of the Iraq war

In his experimental new memoir, Matt Young conveys the chaos of his three deployments in Iraq. Critic Maureen Corrigan calls Young "a frank, funny and mercilessly self-lacerating narrator."
by Maureen Corrigan

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Hollywood diversity study finds 'mixed bag' when it comes to representation

Hollywood diversity study finds 'mixed bag' when it comes to representation

The report finds that broadcast TV and children's series are increasingly diverse, but people of color remain underrepresented on all fronts, including lead roles, writers, directors and showrunners.
by Mandalit del Barco

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Minnesotan writer captures father's love in new picture book

Minnesotan writer captures father's love in new picture book

"A Different Pond" portrays a father fishing to feed his family and bond that creates with his son. Marianne Combs spoke with the author and illustrator, then turned the conversation to diversity in children's literature.
by Marianne Combs and Manda Lillie

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