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Buckle Up For This 'Million Mile Road Trip'

7:00am May 19, 2019

by Jason Sheehan

We're trying not to make the "long, strange trip" joke about Rudy Rucker's new novel, but it's about three teens in a beat-up purple wagon with a dark energy motor, traveling across dimensions, so ...

The Colonial Roots Of Pimiento Cheese

7:00am May 19, 2019

A Filipina American discovers her favorite cheesy snack has a bloody origin story.

Mind and Matter: A Life in Math and Football, by John Urschel

From The Gridiron To Multigrid Algorithms In 'Mind And Matter'

5:45pm May 18, 2019

by Michel Martin

MIT mathematician and former Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman John Urschel has a new memoir out about how he combined his two very different talents into a successful and varied career.

Christopher Abbott plays Yossarian in Hulu's adaptation of Catch-22., which doesn't capture the satirical tone of the novel.

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'Catch-22' May Not Be By The Book, But It Understands Brutality

5:00pm May 18, 2019

by Linda Holmes

Hulu's adaptation of Catch-22 may not be Catch-22 as you know it, but it stands as an often-effective anti-war drama.

Lance Reddick poses for a portrait during the Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 18, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

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Not My Job: We Quiz Actor Lance Reddick On Hotel Concierges

1:22pm May 18, 2019

In the John Wick saga, actor Lance Reddick plays Charon, the elegant concierge at a mysterious hotel frequented by assassins. We've invited him to play a game called "Anything you need, sir."

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The Candle and the Flame, by Nafiza Azad

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Language Has Magic In 'The Candle And The Flame'

10:00am May 18, 2019

by Caitlyn Paxson

Nafiza Azad creates a fantastical yet believable Silk Road city in her new young adult novel, building a world of humans and djinns, spices and sounds, woven through with Urdu, Arabic and Hindi.

The Latin American Library at Tulane University is digitizing and archiving a selection of Spanish language soap operas from the 1960s. The illustration above appeared in a brochure titled "What Is and How to Produce a Radionovela," published by America's

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Massive Digitization Effort Is The Latest Plot Twist For Cuban Radio Soap Operas

8:12am May 18, 2019

by Gwen Thompkins

The Latin American Library at Tulane University is digitizing a whopping collection of Cold War-era, must-hear entertainment — Spanish language radionovelas made by Cuban emigrés in Miami.

Red, White & Royal Blue, by Casey McQuiston

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'Red, White & Royal Blue' Reigns As Must-Read Romance

7:00am May 18, 2019

by Kamrun Nesa

Casey McQuiston's tale of a British prince who falls for the son of the U.S. president (who's a woman, by the way) is a snappy, banter-packed rom-com that's also empowering and uplifting.

Novelist Herman Wouk, pictured here in 1955, wrote about a variety of subjects, including World War II, the publishing world and a fictional Caribbean island.

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Herman Wouk, 'The Jackie Robinson Of Jewish-American Fiction,' Dies At 103

5:15pm May 17, 2019

by Rose Friedman

Wouk was famous for writing The Winds of War, Marjorie Morningstar and The Caine Mutiny, which won a Pulitzer Prize. He also helped popularize themes that writers like Philip Roth later tackled.

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Forsyth County Summer Parks Concerts Kick Off In Kernersville

3:27pm May 17, 2019

by David Ford

The official first day of summer may still be weeks away, but the outdoor summer concert season has already begun.

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