Book of the dayHistory booksReviewFrom Josephine Baker to Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson to Dave Chapelle … a freewheeling collection of essays explores black culture in the US
Hanif Abdurraqib got into writing through the poetry slam circuit in Columbus, Ohio, which might explain why reading A Little Devil in America, his book of essays on black culture, feels like hearing him speak. He addresses the reader and skates between subjects. He might consider astrology, Michael Jackson, Blade Runner 2049 and the musician Sun Ra in pursuit of a single thought, as if in late-night, errant conversation with a friend. Read More...
MorrisseyOnce his songs of loneliness and shyness made him a hero to misfits and outsiders. Yet now he is voicing his support for a far-right party
It was once a hearing aid, or a swinging bunch of gladioli. In the 80s Morrissey had a unique way with stage props – let’s face it, he had a unique way with everything – utilising them to upend the macho cliche of live performance while offering solidarity to the marginalised. Read More...
FloridaFlorida school district pulls dictionaries for ‘sexual conduct’ descriptionsOfficials say materials – including encyclopedias and other books – violate state law signed by Governor Ron DeSantis
A Florida school district is facing a federal lawsuit after it decided to remove copies of dictionaries, encyclopedia and other books because the works included descriptions of “sexual conduct”.
Book bans use ‘parental rights’ as cover to attack civil liberties, Democrat warnsRead moreThe Escambia county school district, located in Pensacola, Florida, removed several dictionaries and encyclopedias from school libraries after school officials determined that the books violated Florida law HB 1069. Read More...