Category: entertainment
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Media Monitor: NPR Books Invites Readers to Weigh In on Newsletter Topics
NPR Books is reporting its Book of the Day newsletter is inviting reader feedback, following last week's discussion of The Sun Also Rises turning 100, with submissions accepted by email.
MediaEntertainmentDigital and Print Publishing NPR BooksBook of the DayAndrew LimbongThe Sun Also Risesnewsletterreader feedbackbooks and literature
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Media Monitor: NPR Music Critic Surveys Country Music's Expanding Edges
NPR Music critic Ann Powers reports on country music's growing popularity and the women and queer artists reshaping the genre from its mainstream and its margins.
EntertainmentMediaMusicDigital and Print Publishing NPR Musiccountry musicAnn PowersElla LangleyMary BraggThe CowgaysKaitlin Butts
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Yale Architecture Students Build Rent-Free Home for New Haven Child Care Teachers
Yale student architects and a New Haven early childhood education center celebrated a new rent-free home for two of the center's teachers, offering both affordable housing and a hands-on lesson for students.
HealthScience & TechnologyEntertainmentEducationMedical ScienceClimate ChangeFilm and TVEnvironment Yale UniversityNew Havenaffordable housingarchitecture studentsearly childhood educationteacher housingUniversity
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Media Monitor: NPR Outlines Democratic Path Through Red States, DOJ Election Monitoring Plans
NPR Politics reports Democrats must win toss-up Senate races in five states Trump carried by 13 points, while the Justice Department begins notifying counties it wants to monitor on Election Day.
Politics and GovernmentElectionCongressWhite HouseDemocratic PartyRepublican PartyLaw EnforcementEntertainment NPR PoliticsU.S. Senatemidterm electionsDepartment of JusticeAIPACDonald Trump
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Says Texas GOP's "Rich Texan" Era May Be Fading
Newsweek uses The Simpsons' "Rich Texan" character to examine the shifting politics of Texas, noting the state's conservative identity may be changing, and promotes its membership program.
Politics and GovernmentMediaEntertainmentGeneral PoliticsRepublican PartyState GovernmentsFilm and TV NewsweekTexasThe SimpsonsRich TexanGeorge W. Bushmedia membership
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Media Monitor: Penguin Random House Promotes Bestselling Thrillers and Historical Fiction in New Reading List
Penguin Random House is recommending a slate of New York Times bestselling titles, including Jonathan Kellerman's Open Season, Diana Gabaldon's Dragonfly in Amber and Lee Child's Reacher: Persuader, tied to upcoming screen adaptations.
MediaEntertainmentDigital and Print Publishing Penguin Random HouseJonathan KellermanOpen SeasonDiana GabaldonOutlanderLee ChildDanielle Steel
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Jazz Harp and Stradivari Instruments Take the Stage During Live! At the Library in November
The Library of Congress' Thursday evening Live! At the Library series in November features jazz harpist Edmar Castañeda, a GIS Day program and SistaStrings performing on Stradivari instruments.
EntertainmentMediaScience & TechnologyMusicFilm and TVEnvironmentEducation Library of CongressLive! At the LibraryEdmar CastañedaSistaStringsGIS DayStradivari instrumentsThe Declaration's PromiseU.S. Library of Congress
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Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review Reflects on Elizabeth Holmes Film and the Limits of Scientific Scrutiny
MIT Technology Review says a new Elizabeth Holmes documentary renewed its concerns about how hard it is to verify scientific claims, even with peer review and careful reporting.
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Penn Launches Schlein Center for Cybersecurity to Tackle AI-Fueled Threats
The University of Pennsylvania's new Schlein Center for Cybersecurity, funded by trustee Ted Schlein, unites engineers, lawyers, policy experts and industry and government partners to confront AI-driven cyber threats.
HealthScience & TechnologyEntertainmentEducationArtificial IntelligenceComputers and InternetMedical ScienceFilm and TV Schlein Center for CybersecurityUniversity of PennsylvaniaMichael HicksTed SchleinSenior HealthLinkStephanie Feldman
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Fairfax County's Halloweekend: Early Voting, Haunted Mini Golf, Reptiles and Fall Festivals
Fairfax County's weekend of Oct. 23-25, 2026, packs Halloween events at parks, early voting at 16 locations, the final Kingstowne farmers market and Drug Take Back Day.
Politics and GovernmentHealthEntertainmentElectionState GovernmentsSocial IssuesEnvironment Fairfax CountyHalloweenEarly VotingFarmers MarketsDrug Take Back DayParks and RecreationFamily EventsFairfax County GovernmentRestonVirginiaVA
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Media Monitor: Penguin Random House Promotes True-Crime and Narrative Nonfiction Ebook Discounts
Penguin Random House is promoting discounted ebooks in a newsletter spotlighting true stories that read like novels, including Pulitzer-winning memoir and prize-nominated narrative nonfiction titles.
MediaEntertainmentDigital and Print Publishing Penguin Random Houseebook discountsnarrative nonfictiontrue crimeLiliana's Invincible SummerCristina Rivera GarzaKnife
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Virginia State Parks Brace for Halloween Fun as Fall Color Accelerates
Virginia State Parks are brewing up family-friendly Halloween events including trunk or treats and scavenger hunts, as fall foliage accelerates across the state's parks and eight lakes.
EntertainmentEnvironmentEmployment and LaborAstronomy and SpaceGeneral Weather Virginia State ParksHalloween eventsfall foliagestate parksstargazingoutdoor recreationpark jobsReston
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Reports on Ohio Attack Ad Backlash, Texas Libertarian Wildcard and Alaska Ranked-Choice Vote
Newsweek reports bipartisan backlash over Vivek Ramaswamy's ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother, a Texas Libertarian who could tip the Senate race, and Alaska's ranked-choice referendum.
Politics and GovernmentConflictLaw EnforcementEntertainmentHealthScience & TechnologyElectionCongressMilitaryLegalMedical ScienceComputers and InternetMusicEurope Vivek RamaswamyAmy ActonOhio governor raceTexas Senate raceJames TalaricoKen Paxtonranked-choice votingNewsweek
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Media Monitor: NPR Reports on Midterm Campaign Push, Possible Iran Strike Plans and a Tesla-SpaceX Merger
NPR reports Democrats deploying Obama and Harris in the midterm homestretch, U.S.-Israel preparations for a possible Iran strike, and Tesla and SpaceX exploring a merger.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessEntertainmentHealthElectionDemocratic PartyFederal GovernmentMiddle EastFinancial MarketsMusic midterm electionsBarack ObamaKamala HarrisAIPACIranTeslaSpaceXNPR Breaking NewsNPR
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WSJ Opinion Pages Take Aim at Turek's Cancer Claim, California Wealth Tax and Trump's Putin Diplomacy
The Journal's editorial board called an Iowa Democrat's health care claim a "false campaign cancer scare" and said Stephen Hubbard's release from Russia does not change Moscow's hostility to U.S. interests.
Politics and GovernmentHealthBusinessEntertainmentMediaGeneral PoliticsDemocratic PartyRepublican PartyEconomyElectionFilm and TVMusicLegalWorldConflictWhite HouseTradeMilitaryArtificial Intelligence Wall Street JournalJosh TurekCalifornia Proposition 40wealth taxStephen HubbardDonald Trump2026 midterm electionsWall Street Journal Editorial BoardVladimir PutinXi JinpingRussiaUkrainetariffs
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Dartmouth Cancer Center Opens Clinical Trial Testing New Dye for Glioblastoma Surgery
Dartmouth Cancer Center neurosurgeon Linton Evans is studying a new dye in a newly opened fluorescence-guided surgery clinical trial for patients with glioblastoma, alongside other Dartmouth news.
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Ramaswamy Ad Featuring Rival's Estranged Mother Draws Bipartisan Criticism as Vance Defends It
The spot, in which Amy Acton's mother calls her a liar, has spread on social media as the Ramaswamy campaign spends $4 million to broadcast it across Ohio.
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Columbia President Mnookin Announces New Interdisciplinary Colloquium Series
Columbia University President Jennifer L. Mnookin announces the Columbia Colloquium, a year-long interdisciplinary series of faculty-led conversations, with the first event on Oct. 28 exploring the purpose of a research university.
EducationScience & TechnologyHealthEntertainmentSocial IssuesClimate ChangeArtificial IntelligenceFilm and TVMusic Columbia UniversityColumbia ColloquiumJennifer L. MnookinHigher EducationInterdisciplinary ResearchNew York CityUniversity Eventsnewsletter
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Library of Congress to Celebrate 55 Years of "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"
Original cast members Peter Ostrum, Julie Dawn Cole, Paris Themmen and Rusty Goffe join a Library of Congress panel on the 1971 film, with score excerpts and archival materials on display.
EntertainmentMediaFilm and TVMusicDigital and Print Publishing Library of CongressWilly Wonka & the Chocolate FactoryLeslie BricusseNational Film RegistryPeter OstrumCoolidge AuditoriumFilmU.S. Library of Congress
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Yale Architecture Students Build Rent-Free Home for New Haven Teachers
Yale student architects and a New Haven early childhood education center celebrated a new rent-free home for two of the center's teachers, a project that also gave students hands-on building experience.
HealthEducationScience & TechnologyEntertainmentMedical ScienceSocial IssuesFilm and TVReal Estate Yale UniversityNew Havenaffordable housingarchitecture studentsearly childhood educationgliomasFulbrightUniversity
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Media Monitor: NPR Reports on DOJ Voter List Dispute, U.N. Emissions Findings and Witkoff's Moscow Talks
NPR reports Los Angeles County election officials call a Justice Department list of 20,000 "likely" noncitizen voters unreliable, a U.N. report faults U.S. emissions, and Steve Witkoff meets Kremlin officials.
MediaPolitics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyEntertainmentClimate ChangeArtificial IntelligenceElectionLaw EnforcementEurope NPRJustice DepartmentLos Angeles CountyUnited Nations climate reportSteve WitkoffUkraine war2026 midterm electionsNPR Breaking News
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"Coding Kids" Author Says Students Need "Tech Civics" to Navigate the 21st-Century Classroom
Harvard Gazette roundup highlights a "Coding Kids" author's call for "tech civics" in schools, plus insights on "stealthy wealthy" neighbors, tax policy and inequality, and a race exhibit.
Science & TechnologyEducationMediaEntertainmentSocial IssuesComputers and InternetArtificial IntelligenceFilm and TVMusic Coding Kidstech civicsHarvard GazetteSilicon ValleyEverywhere MillionaireEvelynn HammondsLance Oppenheim
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Library of Congress to Host Event on Daniel J. Boorstin and His Son's Book "The American"
Jon Boorstin discusses his book on his father, the twelfth Librarian of Congress and Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, on Wednesday, October 21, at 4pm Eastern.
MediaEducationFederal GovernmentDigital and Print PublishingSocial IssuesEntertainment Daniel J. BoorstinLibrary of CongressJon BoorstinCenter for the BookJohn W. Kluge CenterThe AmericanPulitzer PrizeU.S. Library of Congress
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Yale Researchers Find Brain's Face-Processing Network Emerges Before Birth
Yale study shows the brain network behind recognizing smiles, speech and eye contact develops as early as the third trimester, helping explain newborns' natural draw to adult faces.
HealthScience & TechnologyEntertainmentSportMedical ScienceAstronomy and SpaceEducationFilm and TV Yale Universitybrain researchpregnancyMarcella Nunez-SmithYale RepIvy Leaguehigher educationUniversity
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Media Monitor: Amanpour to leave CNN, Stewart stays at 'The Daily Show,' arrests made in West Bank attack on Post photographer
Poynter reports Christiane Amanpour will exit CNN next June after 43 years, Jon Stewart will remain at "The Daily Show" through 2028, and Israeli police arrested 10 suspects in a West Bank attack on a Washington Post photojournalist.
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Media Monitor: WSJ Opinion Roundup: Northeast Climate Backlash, Slotkin's Warning, Musk's SpaceX Giveaway
The Wall Street Journal's editorial board surveys anti-fossil-fuel utility costs hurting Northeast Democrats, Elissa Slotkin's warning to young Trump staffers, and Elon Musk's SpaceX share pledge.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessEntertainmentWorldEnergyClimate ChangeElectionTradeReal EstateMiddle EastEuropeFilm and TVLegal Wall Street JournalEditorial BoardNortheast climate policyElissa SlotkinElon MuskSpaceXGaza Board of PeaceWall Street Journal Editorial Board
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The Met to Open "Designing the Gilded Age: Drawings from the Studios of Louis C. Tiffany" on October 22
The exhibition of drawings from Louis C. Tiffany's studios runs at The Met Fifth Avenue through February 7, 2027, and is made possible by Tiffany & Co.
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DC Artists Invited to Apply for FY2027 Juried Exhibition on Water and Waterways
The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities is seeking applications from District artists for its FY2027 Juried Exhibition Grant, with work on water and waterways due by November 30, 2026.
Politics and GovernmentEntertainmentState GovernmentsEnvironmentSocial IssuesEducation Juried Exhibition GrantDC Commission on the Arts and HumanitiesArt of Water and WaterwaysEye Street Galleryvisual artsgrant applicationsWashington DCDC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH)
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Media Monitor: Penguin Random House Highlights October's New Book Releases
Penguin Random House is reporting its October lineup of new books, led by a new John Grisham thriller, an Ina Garten cookbook and a Jack Reacher novel from Lee Child and Andrew Child.
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Library of Congress Weighs In: Audubon's 'Birds of America' Tops 196 Pounds
John James Audubon's "The Birds of America," published 1827–1838, features 435 hand-colored plates of 489 bird species — and the Library of Congress's four-volume set weighs 196 pounds.
EntertainmentScience & TechnologyMediaDigital and Print PublishingEnvironment John James AudubonThe Birds of AmericaLibrary of CongressRobert Havell Jr.natural history illustrationAmerican flamingoRare Book and Special Collections DivisionU.S. Library of Congress