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Gananath Obeyesekere, an anthropologist of religion and ‘intellectual giant,’ dies at 95
Obeyesekere joined Princeton’s faculty in 1980 and transferred to emeritus status in 2000. He chaired the anthropology ...
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Sly Stone, the artist who changed music history and disappeared: ‘He had everything and almost deliberately threw it away’
The documentary ‘Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)’ explores the meteoric rise and dramatic fall of Sly & The ...
A Bold New History Highlights Latin America’s Humanist Ideals
A new book by the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Greg Grandin offers a fresh account of the region as an incubator of ...
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'Enough is Enuf' book explores the centuries-long effort to simplify English spelling
In the summer of 1859, a year before his election to the U.S. presidency, Abraham Lincoln received a curious letter in the ...
It’s a simple premise: Tell someone else’s story. But Narrative 4 at Marquette is about so much more
Some 3,000 people have taken part in story exchanges at Marquette University through the community-building Narrative 4 ...
In This French ‘Gypsy,’ Mama’s Got the Stuff. Daughter Too.
The soprano Natalie Dessay and her daughter, Neïma Naouri, team up to explore one of theater’s most toxic mother-daughter ...
Mario Vargas Llosa dies at 89: Nobel laureate from Peru was the last of 'El Boom' novelists
Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel literature laureate and a giant of Latin American letters for decades, has died, ...
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From Castro to Thatcher: Vargas Llosa’s journey as a politician
The writer, who was a presidential candidate in Peru in the 1990s, turned from Marxism to liberalism with the zeal of a ...
Where to celebrate National Eggs Benedict Day in San Diego
Whether you’re a brunch traditionalist or a flavor adventurer, San Diego has the perfect benedict blends to help you ...
‘Enough Is Enuf’ Review: A Dream of Simpler Spelling
George Bernard Shaw, Theodore Roosevelt, Andrew Carnegie and others have lobbied to reform English spelling. The language has ...
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From CAPA to Motown Philly: How One Philadelphia High School Made Boyz II Men
On the 40th anniversary of their formation, we look back at how the group went from being just four friends to the best-selling R&B group of all time.
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The Great Gatsby turns 100: NY students reflect on the enduring legacy of a literary classic
It’s been 100 years since The Great Gatsby was first published, and its legacy is still deeply woven into the fabric of New York City and Long Island. From its inspiration on the Gold Coast to its ...