10 of the Best TV Scenes of 2025
When Demi Moore, Gary Oldman, Parker Posey and others stole the small screen.
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Author: Sharyn Vane
The Ghost in the Machine
C.J. Farley’s ‘Who Knows You By Heart’ plumbs Big Tech’s soul
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‘Awake’ and Thriving
Jen Hatmaker shares her sorrows and newfound strengths in post-divorce memoir
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Federal Court Rules Against Intellectual Freedom In Llano County Case
“Disturbingly flippant” opinion means that libraries can remove whatever material they want from shelves
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These Aren’t the Books You’re Looking For
AI-boosted summer reading list rekindles debate
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Trump Administration Keeps Slashing the Arts
Cuts! Firings! Lawsuits!
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The Brief Wondrous Cancellation of Junot Díaz
Exclusion from the Norton Anthology aside, he seems to be doing pretty well for a “canceled” writer
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U.S. Naval Academy Pulls Nearly 400 Books From College Library
Midshipmen, or just mid?
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American Museums Face Deep Cuts Under Trump
Opposition abounds from state governments and institutions as the culture war continues
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The ‘No Other Land’ War: A Timeline
Oscar-winning documentary about Palestine has become an entertainment-industry battleground
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‘The Librarians’ Are Here To Save Us
Bibliophiles are heroes in anti-censorship documentary
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Under Trump, the NEA Faces an Uncertain Future
Arts guidelines and grant structures are changing as rapidly as everything else in the U.S.
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Are Blurbs Dead?
Reply hazy, try again later
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I’m With The Bans
Advocacy groups spar as Trump Administration halts federal book challenges
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My Favorite Books of 2024
Everyone has their lists. Most of those lists look suspiciously like Barack Obama’s. This one’s a little different.
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