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Literary Tastemaker Carly Watters Talks About the Business of Books

Books have held an unassailable seat as one of our most beloved forms of media for centuries. No matter the disruptions in technology, since the invention of the printing press, books remain one of our most cherished ways to tell stories, capture character and pass down history. But before a book lands on our bookshelf, …

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Netflix's Aparna Shewakramani, photo credit Divya Pande

Netflix Has Met its Match with Aparna of Indian Matchmaking

Strong women are not villains. Aparna of Indian Matchmaking talks unfavorable edits and the vilification of women in media. She’s on your screens and in your memes. She’s polarized the internet and sparked debate. I’m talking about Aparna Shewakramani, the breakout star of the Netflix series Indian Matchmaking whose quippy one liners have become some …

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Arcade Fire rallies the youth with new song

Arcade Fire Rallies the Youth with New Song Generation A

Maybe one of the single best things coming out of this election is yet another youth treat from Canadian indie band Arcade Fire. Their message is a rallying cry to youth to stop waiting. Arcade Fire were the musical guests on Stephen Colbert’s Stephen Colbert’s Election Night 2020: Democracy’s Last Stand: Building Back America Great …

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5 Lessons on Feminism I Learned From the Corporate World

I grew up believing that feminism and equality had won. As the child of progressive professionals, I watched my mother build a successful international public service career. All around me women were wining. In politics, public service, business, at the highest levels of government and science. All my girlfriends were high-achievers and academically inclined and …

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