Tracy K. Smith, a former U.S. poet laureate, makes the case in a new book of criticism. By David Kirby David Kirby teaches at Florida State University. His latest book is “The Winter Dance Party, ...

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Bloober Team and Anshar Studios have brought Layers of Fear over to the Nintendo Switch 2 with the release of Layers of Fear: The Final Masterpiece Edition. Two and a half years after the game was ...

The Chinese government once focused on political dissidents and exiled activists. Now, federal officials say, it is targeting artists in the United States whose creative protests test its tolerance.

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Looking back at the year in music, it was very much a “Golden” age. But, demon hunting aside, did it also count as golden with a small G? As we dived through our favorite music of 2025 to consider ...

Luc Haasbroek is a writer and videographer from Durban, South Africa. He has been writing professionally about pop culture for eight years. Luc's areas of interest are broad: he's just as passionate ...

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Casey is a 26-year-old college graduate who has found herself in a series of relatively short-term, unstable romantic relationships. She develops feelings for men very quickly, and they become her ...

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