Month: April 2023

I’m Glad My Mom Died I’m Glad My Mom Died is a celebrity memoir, but even if you (like me) have never heard of actor Jennette McCurdy or seen a single second of “iCarly” on Nickelodeon, getting sucked into this frankly told and deeply nuanced story of a troubled mother-daughter relationship is almost inevitable. McCurdy’s
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Bruce Springsteen (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Bruce Springsteen). News Bruce Springsteen Day Proclaimed in New Jersey New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has dedicated September 23—Springsteen’s birthday—to honor the iconic artist By Madison Bloom April 16, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has announced that September 23 will now officially
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I like to think of myself as someone who will read anything and everything, as long as it interests me. Contemporary fiction? Sure. A good YA kick in the heart? Bring it on. Memoirs, essay collections, tell-alls, and cultural analysis? Start spilling all the tea. But one genre that I’ve always struggled with, pretty much
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In the age of COVID-19, it is impossible not to appreciate how a virus can upend societies, reshape politics and divide populations. But what many of us do not know, and what Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues makes clear, is that viruses and bacteria have been integral to all of human
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Christopher Polk/Getty Images News Watch Boygenius Perform at Coachella 2023 Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus took the stage ahead of their North American tour dates later this year By Allison Hussey April 15, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Boygenius are making their first appearance at Coachella (or second, actually, after their surprise appearance
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