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BOOK REVIEW
Of Beards and Men: a compelling, game-changing cultural history of beard
If you think beards are a vibe, Christopher Oldstone-Moore shows in Of Beards and Men they’re really a vote—about masculinity,…
Communion: The Female Search for Love is the Essential Guide for Women’s Self-Love
Communion: The Female Search for Love by bell hooks is a field guide for women who sense that “more” is…
Salvation: Black People and Love Gives Honest, Healing, Power Lessons
Love is not a luxury for Black life—it’s infrastructure. This review of Salvation: Black People and Love by bell hooks…
All About Love bell hooks is a powerful, unsettling guide to love
We’re living through an epidemic of disconnection, yet most of us were never taught how to love—and bell hooks’ All…
Replaceable You Mary Roach Review: Best And Worst of Body Repair Now
Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy by Mary Roach is the book I wish I had years ago, when every…
Book and Dagger review: shocking true story of heroic librarian spies
When we picture World War II spies, we imagine tuxedos and pistols, not catalog cards and microfilm cameras. Book and…
ENTERTAINMENT
Once Upon a Time in…
I still remember the first time I heard that lonely harmonica drift across the opening credits like wind over empty…
Do the Right Thing (1989)…
This film, Do the Right Thing (1989), grabbed me by the collar before anyone spoke. Do the Right Thing (1989)…
Why Persona is a Masterpiece:…
What does it mean when silence speaks louder than words? In 1966, Ingmar Bergman released Persona, a Swedish psychological drama…
