Avatarmesmith52Sci-Fi Has Changed A Lot In The Past Decade — These 7 Reads Will Show You Howverified_publisherNPR - Jason SheehanLet me tell you about the most revolutionary science fiction book I've ever read. It was a few years ago. 2018. And I didn't think much about it when I shoved it in my bag and headed out the door. It was a slight thing with a weird title by an author just debuting on the adult lists and, to me, it …
Avatarmesmith52What's Going On? 50 Years Ago, The Answer Was Bigger Than Marvin Gayeverified_publisherNPR - Mark Anthony NealIn March of 1971, Aretha Franklin performed a three-night stand at the Fillmore West, promoter Bill Graham's legendary venue and home base of bands like the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane. Franklin's band included saxophonist King Curtis as her musical director and Billy Preston on keyboards, …
Avatarmesmith52I’d Do It Againverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Edward KennedyWhen an Associated Press correspondent broke an embargo to report news of the German surrender in World War II, he was pilloried for it. Three years later, he justified his decision in The Atlantic. Edward Kennedy published this essay in the August 1948 issue of The Atlantic. His daughter, Julia …
Avatarmesmith52The return of the action heroine often left out Black women. Enter Queen Latifahverified_publisherLos Angeles Times - Greg BraxtonPrivate detective Foxy Brown has survived a rape, numerous beatings, a brawl in a lesbian bar, a kidnapping and a shot — against her will — of heroin. But when the “dangerous lady” armed with guns, karate skills and sex appeal finally confronts her main nemesis in 1974’s “Foxy Brown,” she seems to …
Avatarmesmith52'To Hold Up The Sky' Asks A Simple Question: What If ... ?verified_publisherNPR - Jason SheehanCixin Liu's To Hold Up The Sky is a 1974 Chevy van with icy moons and swirling nebulae painted on the side that you saw for sale by the side of the road in a snowstorm. It is a copy of Heavy Metal you found stuck in the back of the rack at Empire Comics when you were looking for old Savage Sword of …
Avatarmesmith52Andre Holland Says ‘The Eddy’ Isn’t a Musical, but Tells a New Narrative Through Musicindiewire.com - Kristen LopezThe star of Netflix's jazz series spoke to IndieWire about its music and how "The Eddy" tells a different father/daughter story. “The Eddy” with …
