How an admiral and a war vet-turned-novelist teamed up on a smart technothriller
Los Angeles Times· 1 hour agoAdmiral James Stavridis had the kind of career for which the term “well-decorated” was coined. Vetted potential running mate for Hillary Clinton in 2016. Stavridis, who retired from the Navy ...
Stella prize 2021: finalists 'span the gamut' of human enterprise and experience
The Guardian via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoAlong with McKay, three other finalists are first-time authors of full-length works of fiction: Cath...
Heather McGhee Knows Readers Judge Books by Their Covers
New York Times· 6 hours agoDIVE IN Like most authors, Heather McGhee had strong opinions about what her book’s cover should...
Is Nomadland Based on a True Story? In Part, Yes
POPSUGAR via Yahoo News· 1 day agoWhile Fern's story is fictional, Zhao's script and film are based on Jessica Bruder's 2017 nonfiction book Nomadland: Surviving America in the...
Maybe Politicians Should Have Employment Contracts
Bloomberg· 21 hours agoAs calls mount for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign, the law professor in me wonders impishly why he’s still in office. After all, as critics...
'That's my job, Bob!': Frances McDormand says her 'Nomadland' co-stars had no idea she's an actress
USA TODAY Entertainment via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIn her 40s, the "Nomadland" star made a promise to her husband, filmmaker Joel Coen (of the Coen...
Chloé Zhao's Golden Globe win for Best Director makes her an Oscar frontrunner
Newsweek· 4 days agoZhao was rewarded for her latest film, the critically acclaimed Nomadland, which stars Frances...
Michael Downing, whose books illuminated his illness and the lives of others, dies at 62 - The...
The Boston Globe· 4 days agoEndlessly curious and equally adept at fiction and nonfiction, he wrote nine books that included...
No, Dr. Seuss wasn't 'canceled.' Enough with the hysteria about cancel culture | Opinion
Newsweek· 17 hours agoOn February 26, The Daily Wire informed readers that a Virginia school district was disconnecting...
Netflix launches documentary and unscripted filmmaker fellowship with Ghetto Film School
Los Angeles Times· 3 days agoNetflix is partnering with Ghetto Film School on a fellowship program that aims to give...