Hip-Hop Artists Rap Beloved Children's Book 'Llama Llama Red Pajama'
Llama Llama Red Pajama is a beloved children's book. It's also now, thanks to a Los Angeles morning DJ, source material for hip-hop artists.
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A Salute To Filmmaker Jonathan Demme's Early TV Work
In 1982, Demme directed Who Am I This Time?, an hour-long comedy-drama for the PBS anthology series American Playhouse. TV critic David Bianculli says the show deserves to be remembered and watched.
At 'The Dinner Party,' Stories That Walk The Line Between Tragedy And Comedy
The 11 stories in Joshua Ferris' new collection have all been published before, but they provide a fine showcase for his sly wit, proceeding from the ordinary to the uncomfortable and even bizarre.
A Guide To Ivanka Trump's Manual For 'Women Who Work'
The first daughter's new book is billed as a resource for women trying to reach their dream professional lives, but it is fairly short and nonspecific about how to get there.
'Black-ish' Star Yara Shahidi, An Unofficial Ambassador For Gen Z
Yara Shahidi is not all like the character she plays on ABC's Black-ish. But the actor and her character have hit a lot of the same milestones at the same time.
Many Working Women Won't See Themselves In 'Women Who Work'
Ivanka Trump's new book — named after her brand's marketing campaign — is packed with anodyne advice borrowed from others, and a striking lack of awareness about economic and racial realities.
'Anything Is Possible' Explores The Unquiet Depths Of Ordinary Lives
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Elizabeth Strout explores class humiliation and loneliness in her new book. Critic Maureen Corrigan says Anything Is Possible is the work of a writer who is on her game.
For Richard Ford, Memoir Is A Chance To 'Tell The Unthinkable'
The Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist revisits the lives and deaths of his parents in his new memoir, Between Them. "As much as they loved me, an only child, they loved each other more," he says.
The Tony Nominations: 'The Great Comet,' 'Dolly,' And 'A Doll's House'
The Tony nominations are out, and unlike last year, there's no founding-fathers-shaped giant absorbing the oxygen.
Why White Evangelicals Are 'Splintering' Politically
A new book traces the history of white evangelicals in the U.S., from the group's rebellious 19th century roots to its role as political force. We asked the author about where the movement is headed.