Neda Ulaby
Stories
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Arts & Life
They didn't get the Newbery or Caldecott but these kids' authors won big this year
The American Library Association handed out nearly two dozen awards for kids' books this week. We look at some of the winners.
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National
Children's librarians announce the winners of the Newbery and Caldecott medals
America's librarians announce their top children's book picks virtually on Monday. Among the honors they're awarding are the 2021 Newbery and Caldecott medals.
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Arts & Life
When 'The Boss' is worth $500 million, it's time for stars to sell their back catalogs
Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Stevie Nicks and Shakira all recently sold off all or part of their back catalogs. Why forgo future royalties and creative control over their songs?
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Why so many big-name musical artists are selling their music catalogs
Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan and Stevie Nicks are among the artists who have sold off all or part of their back catalogs. Why are they forgoing future royalties and creative control over their songs?
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Arts & Life
Lina Wertmüller, first woman nominated for Oscar in directing, has died
The Italian filmmaker made extravagant, eye-popping films. She used to say she wasn't surprised to be the first woman nominated for an Oscar in directing — she was only surprised that she didn't win.
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World
First they found a dead king's body. Now they've uncovered an ancient mosaic
A rare Roman mosaic is the latest discovery from a crack team of British archaeologists.
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National
Mashpee Wampanoag chief reflects on the meaning of Thanksgiving
On the 400th anniversary of the first Thanksgiving, the 92 year old chief of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe, whose ancestors were present with the pilgrims, talks about what the holiday means to him now.
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Movies
A new question for an old religion: Should non-Jews play Jewish characters on-screen?
A new Apple TV+ show, The Shrink Next Door, seems to reflect a trend of non-Jewish actors playing emphatically Jewish characters, which recently caught the ire of comedian Sarah Silverman.
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The casting of non-Jewish actors as Jewish characters is causing controversy
A new Apple+ TV show that is premiering Friday seems to reflect a trend of non-Jewish actors playing emphatically Jewish characters, which recently caught the ire of of comedian Sara Silverman.
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Arts & Life
She reclaims toxic waste dumps, and she just won a major landscape architecture award
Julie Bargmann, the first recipient of the Oberlander International Landscape Architecture Prize, redesigns waste dumps, landfills, Superfund sites — places she calls "the gnarliest."