In Pet, Jam and her best friend, Redemption, have always grown up believing there are no monsters. But when Jam meets a creature named Pet who emerges from one of her mother’s paintings, everything changes. Pet has come to fight a monster and Jam hopes she can protect her friend. But Jame will have to […]
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Six individuals have received the James A. and Ruth Levitan Teaching Award for 2023. The award, given annually by the MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (SHASS), honors superlative teachers across the school, who have been nominated by MIT students. The 2023 winners are: Nicholas Ackert in the Department of Political Science, Nilma […]
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Mary and her mother, Kate Welborn, 44, are challenging the punishment and demanding the district apologize. Mary’s lawyer, Natalie Hull, said that the sophomore was essentially acting as a whistleblower by collecting evidence of an authority figure’s wrongdoing and that punishing her will have a “chilling effect” on students inclined to do so in the […]
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Screenshot: YouTube/Viben on Films It seems like every other week, we’re getting news of one of our favorite shows saying sayonara to our small screens thanks to mergers or budget cuts or any number of reasons (looking at you, specifically Truth Be Told, Love Life and 61st Street). This not only makes for upset fans […]
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On a recent evening at MIT, over a hundred people gathered at Boynton Hall for a conversation with Amgen Professor of Biology Emerita Nancy Hopkins and journalist Kate Zernike. The topic of discussion was Zernike’s book, “The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science,” which made its official debut at the end […]
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In 1973, Miguel Algarín, an assistant professor in the English Department at Rutgers University, started inviting friends over to his Manhattan apartment for a weekly poetry session where they would read their material, edit each other’s work, and push each other creatively. After a while, these meetings outgrew Algarín’s living room and moved to a […]
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Benjamin Mangrum, assistant professor of literature at MIT, has been awarded the 2023 Levitan Prize in the Humanities. This award, presented each year by a faculty committee, empowers a member of the MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (SHASS) faculty with funding to enable research in their field. With an award of $30,000, […]
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NEW YORK – JUNE 03: Dr. Maya Angelou speaks on stage during the 34th Annual AWRT Gracie Awards Gala at The New York Marriott Marquis on June 3, 2009 in New York City. Photo: Jemal Countess (Getty Images) Born Marguerite Ann Johnson on April 4, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri, Maya Angelou was arguably one […]
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What she doesn’t say, but is everywhere implied, is that the task “of housecleaning (of narrating)” leaves as many marks of the writer’s own personality—conscious or unconscious—as do the choices we make about decorating our own homes. This, of course, restates Malcolm’s enduring insight: that journalism (like biography) is a kind of theft. Journalists and […]
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Laura: Or being bowdlerized is a symbol that you’ve made it. Because the fate of most writers is— Alex: Obscurity. Christian: Oblivion. Laura: Most writers won’t be read by the end of their lifetime, let alone after their deaths. Christian: Or during their life. Laura: Yeah, you write a great novel when you’re 25, by […]
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The Office of the Vice Chancellor and the Registrar’s Office have announced this year’s Margaret MacVicar Faculty Fellows: professor of brain and cognitive sciences John Gabrieli, associate professor of literature Marah Gubar, professor of biology Adam C. Martin, and associate professor of architecture Lawrence “Larry” Sass. For more than 30 years, the MacVicar Faculty Fellows […]
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Actors Roger Moore, Yaphet Kotto, Julius W.Harris and actress Jane Seymour, on the set of “Live And Let Die.”Photo: Sunset Boulevard/Corbis (Getty Images) Since Daniel Craig announced that he was walking away from the role of James Bond, Hollywood has been buzzing about who could take his place. Here at The Root, we even weighed […]
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Two words have incensed the British right-wing media this past week, catalysing culture-war columnists to momentarily exert themselves to file on time: “sensitivity readers”. These freelance editors, typically hired by publishing companies or writers, were barely known to the average person just a month ago. Now, they’re the centre of the UK news cycle’s orbit. […]
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NewsOne Featured Video Source: Megan Varner / Getty Senator Rev. Raphael Warnock’s rise in the realm of politics exemplifies the power of perseverance, and he’s using the lessons learned along his journey to edify and uplift youth. Warnock—Georgia’s first Black senator—recently released a children’s book, People reported. Titled Put Your Shoes On & Get Ready!, […]
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Cree MylesPhoto: Courtesy of the subject The power of social media has allowed everyday people from every corner of the world to influence our taste in just about everything, including music, fashion, beauty and food. Now, one avid reader is turning her love of literature into a vibrant online community that’s all about Black books. […]
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