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A Farmer Offers A Stark Time-Lapse Portrait Of His Family's Land Over A Lifetime

11:25am August 05, 2021

by Heller McAlpin

James Rebanks' new book Pastoral Song urgently conveys how the drive for cheap, mass-produced food has impoverished both small farmers and the soil, threatening humanity's future.

New Barbies honor six women in health care who have been on the front lines in the fight against COVID-19.

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Mattel's Barbie Turns Women Of Science, Including COVID Vaccine Developer, Into Dolls

11:07am August 05, 2021

by Xcaret Nuñez

Professor Sarah Gilbert, a leader on the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, is one of six women in health care who now have Barbies in their image. She hopes they will inspire girls to enter STEM careers.

Waiting for the Waters to Rise, by Maryse Condé

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Having A Conversation With Loss And Grief In 'Waiting For The Waters To Rise'

7:00am August 05, 2021

by Gabino Iglesias

Maryse Condé's new novel follws a lonely man, an obstetrician who adopts an orphaned baby girl and tries to find her family — it's an examination of loss and grief on a personal and national level.

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Fashion Tech Pioneer Creates First-Of-A-Kind Designs Like The Spider Dress

6:12am August 05, 2021

For 20 years, Dutch designer Anouk Wipprecht has been creating hi-tech fashion — merging couture and technology. Her designs include the Spider and Proximity dresses that move when people get near.

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'Pass Over' Covers Modern Issues In A Blend Of The Bible And 'Waiting For Godot'

4:57pm August 04, 2021

by Jeff Lunden

The first play to open on Broadway in over a year, Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu's Pass Over tells the story of two young Black men dreaming of a better tomorrow in a world of police violence.

Osama bin Laden is seen at an undisclosed location in a television image broadcast on Oct. 7, 2001.

Osama Bin Laden Biography Goes Inside Al-Qaida Leader's Final Hideout

4:34pm August 04, 2021

by Dave Davies

Journalist Peter Bergen visited bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, before it was demolished. His new book, The Rise and Fall of Osama bin Laden, draws on materials seized in the raid.

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DaBaby performs at Rolling Loud at Hard Rock Stadium on July 25 in Miami Gardens, Fla. He has received swift and significant backlash for comments he made at that festival.

The Music Industry Is Holding DaBaby Accountable

11:33am August 04, 2021

by Elizabeth Blair

After making homophobic comments during a performance, rapper DaBaby has been widely criticized and dropped from multiple festivals. The fallout could mark a cultural shift in the music business.

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Soccer Star Abby Wambach Recommends 3 Reads On Sports And Leadership

11:04am August 04, 2021

by A Martínez

Wambach retired from soccer in 2015, and now, as a professional speaker, she shares three books that helped her learn to be a leader — both on the field and off.

The Sweetness of Water, by Nathan Harris

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Oprah Picked It, So Did Obama — Why This Novel Is THE Summer Book

10:13am August 04, 2021

by Carole V. Bell

Nathan Harris's debut, set in a small Southern town just after Appomattox, has captured American readersthis summer by asking a question we haven't yet answered: How do you make peace after civil war?

Buddies Rindo and Fret fight for their lives on the streets of a strange alternate Tokyo in NEO: The World Ends With You

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This Remake Of A Beloved Game Has The Style — But Lacks A Little Substance

7:00am August 04, 2021

by Keller Gordon

Not a remaster or a reissue, NEO is a genuine sequel to the hit 2007 Japanese RPG that cast you and your friends as fashionable Tokyo kids battling for your lives in a strange alternate world.