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In 'The Teachers,' passion motivates, even as conditions grow worse for educators

Alexandra Robbins illuminates how teachers, who shape our future, live a constant battle against financial pressure, entitled parents, politicians, and the educational system at the local level.

March 20, 2023
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By:
  • Gabino Iglesias
Homa Dashtaki is the founder of The White Moustache yogurt company. (Her father's moustache inspired the name.) Her new book is called <em>Yogurt & Whey: Recipes of an Iranian Immigrant Life.</em>

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If you want to up your yogurt game, this Iranian cookbook will show you the whey

Just in time for the Persian New Year, Homa Dashtaki has published the Yogurt and Whey cookbook -- nearly 100 recipes, old and new, including some surprising ones, like whey cocktails and popsicles.

March 20, 2023
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By:
  • Diba Mohtasham
Hilton says she has been misunderstood and underestimated.

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Paris Hilton was the center of it all. Now she's shedding the 'character' she created

Before the word "influencer" was a household term, before Instagram and TikTok allowed users to document every moment of their life in real time, Paris Hilton was the woman at the center of it all.

March 18, 2023
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  • Juana Summers

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  • Book Reviews

'Poverty, By America' shows how the rest of us benefit by keeping others poor

Pulitzer winner for Evicted Matthew Desmond examines why the U.S. has more poverty than other rich nations. He finds it spends big on social programs, but gives the most to those who need it least.

March 17, 2023
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  • Jennifer Ludden

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  • Book Reviews

2 novels to cure your winter blahs: Ephron's 'Heartburn' and 'Pineapple Street'

When it came out in 1983, Nora Ephron's comic novel became an instant bestseller. Now newly released, Heartburn pairs well with Jenny Jackson's smart comedy of manners, Pineapple Street.

March 16, 2023
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  • Maureen Corrigan

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  • Book Reviews

'Heart Sutra' is a satire that skewers religious institutions without mocking faith

Chinese novelist Yan Lianke treats the deities of China's major religions as quiet, omnipresent participants in the novel's events, which range from slapstick comedy to shocking violence.

March 16, 2023
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  • Lily Meyer

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  • Book Reviews

'We Were Once a Family' exposes ills of U.S. child welfare system

Journalist Roxanna Asgarian's tenacious and vulnerable reporting reveals the foundation of the intensely disturbing Hart family story — a broken child welfare system in the U.S.

March 15, 2023
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  • Marcela Davison Avilés
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This safety-net hospital doctor treats mostly uninsured and undocumented patients

Many of Ricardo Nuila's patients at Houston's Ben Taub Hospital are dealing with serious illnesses as a result of not being able to access basic preventive care. His new book is The People's Hospital.

March 15, 2023
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  • Terry Gross

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  • Book Reviews

3 new fantasy novels spin inventive narratives from old folklore

Daughters and sisters are at the heart some new fantasy novels where supernatural bargains and shapeshifting transformations are just the beginning of stories that ultimately explore family dynamics.

March 15, 2023
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  • Caitlyn Paxson
We are approaching the brave new world of neurotech.

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Neurotech could connect our brains to computers. What could go wrong, right?

Connecting our brains to computers may sound like something from a science fiction movie, but it turns out the future is already here. One expert argues it's a slippery slope.

March 14, 2023
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  • Manuela López Restrepo

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  • Book Reviews

Eco-idealism and staggering wealth meet in 'Birnam Wood'

Eleanor Catton's novel centers on young members of an radical environmental rights group who wind up entangled with a billionaire drone manufacturer. Our critic devoured all 400+ pages in two days.

March 14, 2023
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  • John Powers

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  • Book Reviews

Margaret Atwood's 'Old Babes in the Wood' tackles what it means to be human

Margaret Atwood's first collection of short stories in almost a decade is a dazzling mixture of tales showcasing her imagination and humor — and exploring everything from love to the afterlife.

March 14, 2023
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  • Gabino Iglesias

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  • Health

A veterinarian says pets have a lot to teach us about love and grief

Karen Fine says "I feel like I learn from my patients all the time. ... They really have skills and senses that we don't." Her new memoir is The Other Family Doctor.

March 13, 2023
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  • Dave Davies
Japanese Nobel Prize winning author Kenzaburo Oe poses in March 2012 during the inauguration of the 32nd Paris Book Fair, which focused on Japanese writers.

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  • Books

Japan's Kenzaburo Oe, a Nobel-winning author of poetic fiction, dies at 88

Oe's works, including The Catch and A Personal Matter, were built from his childhood memories during Japan's postwar occupation and from being the parent of a disabled son.

March 13, 2023
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  • The Associated Press

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  • Book Reviews

'Love at Six Thousand Degrees' is a refreshing inversion of the trauma narrative

Maki Kashimada's work is a fascinating exploration of the sources of our own cruelty and our level of individual agency when healing from trauma.

March 13, 2023
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  • Leland Cheuk
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