North Carolina's Poet Laureate On New Language In Transformative Times
North Carolina's poet laureate says this is a moment for putting pen to paper.
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A 'Home Baked' Childhood: When The Family Business Is Marijuana Brownies
Growing up in San Francisco in the '70s, Alia Volz's family ran a booming weed-laced brownie business. "I had this understanding of my family as an outlaw family from the very beginning," she says.
Who'd Have Thought We'd Be Watching The 'Homeland' Finale To 'De-Stress'?
For eight seasons, Homeland has closely tracked real-life events and anxieties. Now, the show drops its finale in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic — a terrifying real world plot twist.
Comedy Community Mourns The 'End Of An Era' As UCB Closes New York Locations
Upright Citizens Brigade, the improv mainstay and launchpad for many comics, will no longer have a physical space in New York City. Despite UCB's flaws, "people are grieving," a former UCBer says.
Mindy Kaling Brings A New Nerd To TV, And Finds She 'Was Not Alone' As A Teen
"It ended up being very cathartic," Kaling says of creating the Netflix show, Never Have I Ever. The series centers on an outgoing, opinionated, Indian American teen who's on the hunt for a boyfriend.
'A Poet Is Quite Prepared For A Pandemic,' Says 'Ledger' Author Jane Hirshfield
National Book Award finalist Jane Hirshfield helps us close the book on National Poetry Month by reading her favorite listener-submitted Twitter poems.
In Azerbaijan, You May Find Yourself Behind The Wheel Of A Lada Automobile
In Lada Landscapes, photographer Thomas Marsden takes the viewer on a road trip between the Caucasus Mountains and the Caspian Sea — all with the iconic Soviet-era cars.
A Little Girl Didn't Like Her 'Bedtime Bonnet,' So Mom Wrote A Book To Help
When Nancy Redd was a kid, she was embarrassed by the bonnet she wore over her hair every night. "I didn't want my daughter growing up with that same shame," she says.
'How To Feed A Dictator' Spills The Beans On Five Strongmen
For his new book, Witold Szablowski tracked down the chefs who fed autocrats like Pol Pot, Enver Hoxha and Idi Amin. He says the book isn't just about food, but about how dictatorships rise and grow.
Getting Some Blood On The Page: Questions For Grady Hendrix
Hendrix's new novel, The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires, stars a group of determined women who band together to take on a suave supernatural threat in their community.