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June 21, 2017
The Undergraduate Chef: Takeaways from a New Book on College Cooking
This content was originally published by on 21 June 2017 | 4:00 am. Source link In her new book ‘Recipes Every College Student Should Know,’ food and lifestyle blogger Christine Nelson offers easy recipes ideal for students with access to limited equipment…and funds. Source link
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When Fan Fiction and Reality Collide
This content was originally published by AMANDA HESS on 21 June 2017 | 1:57 pm. Source link The very conception of the series illustrates the topsy-turvy power dynamics of internet culture as it comes of age. Unpaid creators feed new cultural forms that, when they get popular enough, are co-opted by big companies hoping to […]
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NEA, Under Threat from Trump Budget, Awards $84m in Grants
This content was originally published by on 21 June 2017 | 4:00 am. Source link The NEA has issued 1,195 new grants, totaling $84.06 million, to arts organizations across the country. The awards come as the organization faces the prospect of being eliminated under the White House’s proposed budget. Source link
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‘Raven Rock’ Explains, In The Event Of Attack, Here’s How The Government Plans ‘To Save Itself’ : NPR
This content was originally published by Terry Gross on 21 June 2017 | 6:39 pm. Source link The Cheyenne Mountain Complex was completed in the mid-1960s. The tunnels extend thousands of feet into Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado Springs, Colo. Courtesy Simon & Schuster hide caption toggle caption Courtesy Simon & Schuster The Cheyenne Mountain Complex […]
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Sex, Drugs and Marxism in ‘Class’
This content was originally published by DWIGHT GARNER on 21 June 2017 | 8:28 pm. Source link They write for Vice Italy and party at Gary Shteyngart’s apartment and utter thought-bubbles like “Self-curate or die, right?” Loss, anguish, guilt? These things are for the unbeautiful, the uneducated, the uncouth. When it comes to this novel’s […]
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An Agent’s Perspective: Why You Should Be Attending Conferences & Workshops as a Writer
This content was originally published by Guest Column on 21 June 2017 | 3:30 pm. Source link Writing conferences and workshops take on many different forms. There are massive ones, such as the Writer’s Digest Annual Conference, Thrillerfest, or Romance Writers of America; and smaller conferences that might be hosted by your local writing guilds […]
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At the Dr. Seuss Museum: Oh, the Places They Don’t Go!
This content was originally published by SOPAN DEB on 21 June 2017 | 9:03 pm. Source link While President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s library has put his role in Japanese internment on full display, this museum glosses over Mr. Geisel’s early work as a prolific political cartoonist, opting instead for crowd-pleasing sculptures of the Cat in […]
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Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 398 | WritersDigest.com
This content was originally published by Robert Lee Brewer on 21 June 2017 | 9:00 am. Source link For today’s prompt, write a bug poem. My first thought was bug in the sense of an insect, but there are other meanings as well. For instance, spies may bug a room with small microphones. Or one […]
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Books of The Times: In ‘The Changeling,’ the Dark Fears of Parents, Memorably Etched
This content was originally published by JENNIFER SENIOR on 20 June 2017 | 9:16 pm. Source link Victor LaValle’s latest hybrid of the supernatural and the literary is rooted in the anxiety families feel over the safety of their children. Source link
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June 20, 2017
Sherman Alexie’s New Book Is An Emotional Memoir About His Mother : NPR
This content was originally published by on 20 June 2017 | 9:05 am. Source link Sherman Alexie has often turned to his childhood on the Spokane Indian Reservation for inspiration. Now, he looks at the life of his mother in a memoir called You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me. RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Sherman […]
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