How Jon Klassen wrote books for the most inscrutable audience: Babies
For “Your Island,” “Your Forest” and “Your Farm,” the author and illustrator radically simplified what was on the page.
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How the Fringe Captured the Right
Both are species of cowardice.” The right cared nothing for either Jennifer or Melissa, or for their mothers. Their pain only ...
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43 years ago, Steve Jobs said this is what sets highly successful people apart—how to master the skill
It takes mental strength and the discipline to make four commitments to yourself, says Scott Mautz, a former senior executive ...
At 83, Anne Tyler Has a New Novel. She’d Rather Talk About Anything Else.
While many of her contemporaries are playing canasta, she’s releasing her 25th book. There’s no mystery to it, Tyler says: ...
There’s a Reason Even ‘Smart’ People Surrender to Trump
But a lot of people, as it turns out, are a lot like Donald Trump. They think they’re much smarter than they are. So they ...
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How resistance to Trump may look different in his second administration
One D.C.-based group will hold an “Anti-Inauguration Ball” at a live music venue to bring people together with ... The group grew out of a small book club and swelled to 400 members during ...
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Bean people gravitate to Rancho Gordo, and now there's a cookbook
In a large pot, such as an enameled cast-iron Dutch oven, heat the olive oil over medium-low heat until it ripples. Add the ...
Please touch: Rare, unusual and artistic books are making Miami a center of print culture
How the University of Miami’s Special Collections library came to possess one of its rarest, most valuable works — three volumes of engravings of roses commissioned by Empress Josephine Bonaparte of ...
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Photoshop Tutorial: Create a Powerful, Ink Drawing Panel for a Graphic Novel or Comic Book
Photoshop CC 2015 tutorial showing how to create the look of a powerful, hand-drawn ink panel of an aged graphic novel or comic book. Paper texture: <a href=" RedStateBlueState Font: <a href=" Refine ...
Splits, fusions and evolutions: how Australia’s political parties took hold
In an extract from The Conversation’s new book on democracy, we chart the origins of the parties that dominate politics today ...
Once Malta’s Capital, Mdina and Its Baroque Splendor Are A Draw Today
The town of Mdina played a huge role in Maltese history. Today, it's hugely popular for its walled Baroque splendor.
Charlie Peacock on His Memoir, ‘Roots and Rhythm,’ Going From Pop Aspirant to Producer, and Maintaining a Spiritual Path in a Cutthroat Business
Charlie Peacock’s stage name sounds like it was designed to be the nom de plume for a pop superstar, not someone who would ...