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Poet Mary Jo Bang has spent the last two decades translating the three books of Dante's Divine Comedy. Purgatorio is the final installment and continues her style of lively, lyrical translation.
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A tapestry embroidered with scenes of the 1066 Norman invasion is returning to the U.K. for the first time in 900 years. On a state visit, France's president announced a loan to the British Museum.
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Barbara Kingsolver tells the story of poverty and addiction in contemporary Appalachia in her novel “Demon Copperhead.”
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Italian candy giant Ferrero offered the American breakfast company a $3.1 billion deal too sweet to pass up.
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The new Netflix series stars Megan Stalter (also Kayla on Hacks) as a 30-something who moves to London after a breakup.
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Morning Edition host A Martínez asks writer/director James Gunn, the man behind the reimagining of the entire DC Comics universe for the screen, about his vision for Superman.
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with writer and critic Lawrence Burney about his new essay collection out titled No Sense in Wishing.
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Filmmaker Celine Song isn't religious, but that doesn't stop her from seeing certain dead insects as signs in her life and treating a good meal like prayer.
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In January, the characters of the FX series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia showed up as court-appointed volunteers on an episode of the ABC sitcom Abbott Elementary. The crossover continues July 9.
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Mottley's latest novel follows three young women as they navigate pregnancy and motherhood in a small town in Florida. She sees the novel as an extension of her work as a doula.
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Another departure from the Kennedy Center: Composer, pianist, educator and bandleader Jason Moran announced on social media that he is no longer the artistic director for jazz. Moran joined the Kennedy Center in 2011.
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The recent discovery of an antique Chinese typewriter has revived questions of language, translation, and sovereignty.
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Previews of a new building at the LA County Museum of Art began last week. Some have bemoaned the cost and design, but many in attendance had nice things to say about the striking new galleries.
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On Wild Card, well-known guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Writer Jenny Han talks about why she understands embarrassment so well.