Margo Jefferson on Will Smith, TikTok and identity: ‘I don’t like the sense that we are so fragile’ | Books

Will Smith, right, slaps US actor Chris Rock at the Oscars last month.

When Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Academy Awards ceremony last month Margo Jefferson had stepped away from her TV for a moment. Like millions of us, she watched it on replay, absorbing the […]

‘Ellen DeGeneres Show’ books these huge stars before finale

'Ellen DeGeneres Show' books these huge stars before finale

Ellen DeGeneres is pulling out all the celebrity stops for the final episodes of her daytime talk series. Former First Lady Michelle Obama, tennis phenom Serena Williams, veteran comedian David Letterman and reality TV star […]

American Song Contest Books Sisqó, Jewel, Michael Bolton & More

American Song Contest Books Sisqó, Jewel, Michael Bolton & More

Shared from consequence.net. In the quest to find “America’s next great hit,” American Song Contest, the US’ answer to Eurovision, has booked such up-and-coming artists as [checks notes] The Crystal Method, Jewel, Michael Bolton, and Sisqó? We […]

Hybrid Humans by Harry Parker review – man and machine in harmony | Health, mind and body books – Culture | The Guardian

Harry Parker.

Shared from www.theguardian.com It is now 13 years since Harry Parker stepped on an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan, creating a blast that would result in the loss of both legs. Alongside the physical pain […]

‘Adults are banning books, but they’re not asking our opinions’: meet the teens of the Banned Book Club | US news – Culture | The Guardian

Left: portrait of a young woman wearing a black crewneck and burgundy dress. Right: Portrait of a young woman wearing glasses and a tan jacket

Shared from Culture | The Guardian “Napoleon’s use of the sheep was notable,” says Jordan Daughtry, 14. She’s clutching a copy of Animal Farm, and referring to the authoritarian Berkshire boar who seizes control of […]

A rainforest cries: music, art, books and more to help you deal with climate anxiety | Culture – Culture | The Guardian

Rappers anonymous … Noname performs onstage in Texas.

Shared from Culture | The Guardian Film Environmental concerns have motivated the animation giant Studio Ghibli since its salad days: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (made pre-Ghibli but now absorbed into its canon) […]