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Friendship’s power: How a letter helped create a bestseller on antisemitism
In 1944, writer Laura Hobson thought her project might be too bold. Her friend, who wasn’t Jewish, convinced her otherwise.
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Mark Hoppus Reflects on His Life, Legacy and Blink-182 After Cancer Battle: ‘Every Day Is a Bonus’ (Exclusive)
In an all-encompassing interview, Mark Hoppus talks to Us Weekly exclusively about beating cancer, Blink-182 and everything in between ...
Want to Be a Better Friend? Read These Books.
Judith Newman, who writes the Book Review’s self-help column, is the author of “To Siri With Love: A Mother, Her Autistic Son ...
Fresno’s 7th Poet Laureate gives voice to resilience of farmworkers
Fresno’s seventh poet laureate will be honored at Fresno City Hall and recite a poem for Fresno following the proclamation. The Fresno Arts Council ...
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How Marlene Dietrich saved me — or maybe my twin sister — and helped inspire me to become a lifelong activist
Eleanor Rubin's first brush with fame and activism came unexpectedly during the 1942 Dietrich film 'The Lady Is Willing.' ...
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Texas’ First Black Woman Poet Laureate Spreads Poems of Praise
In tough times, Amanda Johnston is creating a community of gratitude with contributions from poets all across the state.
Glossier You Fleur is not the floral perfume of your youth—it’s better
The floral for the anti-floral girl, Glossier's bottled nostalgia for grown ups — in one of 2025's best, most original ...
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Denizen Exclusive: Introducing Lucas Jones, whose poems will make you cry
We sit down with Lucas Jones to discuss creative expression, confrontational art, and humanity's capacity for change.
A Death-Defying Sexcapade
The new FX series Dying for Sex stars Michelle Williams as a stage 4 cancer patient on a frantic quest to figure out what ...
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Poems that help us breathe together
A new anthology edited by US poet laureate Ada Limón invites us into the natural world.
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Women Are Sharing The Advice Their Mothers Gave Them That They Would Never Give Their Own Daughters, And THIS Is What Ending Generational Trauma Looks Like
"I couldn't talk to my mother about anything I was learning because I was discouraged from learning anything new..." View ...
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Who is ‘matthews’? Local poet says even his name should be insignificant compared to message of poetry
matthews — who prefers to write his name in lowercase because he believes his name is insignificant compared to the message he has to give — doesn’t just read his poems; he treats them like theatrical ...