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Wintertime, and the Livin’ is Easy

February 13, 2020February 15, 2020 Ayun Halliday 2 Comments Fathom Events, Porgy and Bess

At a “problematic” screening of Porgy and Bess

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Barnes and Noble Did Nothing Wrong

February 12, 2020February 14, 2020 Neal Pollack 2 Comments American Dirt, Barnes and Noble, Barnes and Noble Diversity Edition, David Bowles, Doug Melville, Hurston Wright Foundation, Moby Dick, Penguin Random House, Romeo and Juliet, Sofia Quintero

How a dopey “diversity initiative” ignited another round of book-banning

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Celebrating Black History Month Through Literature

February 7, 2020February 14, 2020 Trevor Seigler 0 Comments A Mercy, Black History Month, Black No More, Colson Whitehead, Esi Edyugan, George Schuyler, Half-Blood Blues, Homegoing, John Henry Days, Paul Beatty, The Sellout, Toni Morrison, Yaa Gyasi

Read these six novels and call us in March.

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What I Saw At the Louis CK Show

February 4, 2020February 14, 2020 Michael Patrick Welch 17 Comments Dave Chappelle, Greg Hahn, Joe List, Louis CK, Lynne Koplitz, Orpheum Theater, Yondr pouch

He’s still funny and people don’t seem to care that he’s a creep

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