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New York Times, and Japan’s The Asahi Shimbun. The idea was to reach millions of newspaper readers around the world, who are not part of the “fashion-focused audience” already familiar with his work at the house. “Why, as a society, are we scared of mass?” Anderson asks. “In fashion, we have rejected the idea of mass information or mass consumerism. We want it to go to one group of people. The fashion show is tailored to that, it is for one type of group of people only. Sometimes, that can mean it becomes an echo chamber because it doesn’t go outside of it.”

Mar 6, 2021 In 2015 only 14.2% of characters in children’s books represented minorities; this number covered four different nationalities while 73.3% of characters were white. Meanwhile, 12.5% of characters were animals or inanimate objects. What does this mean? This means that there were more books about rabbits and bulldozers than about any other non-white race. With that in mind, the Minot Public Library began a Diversity Audit in 2020 to look deeply at their collection of books see if the collection represented diversity in a thoughtful way. Why does diversity and representation matter...

Romance novels have the unique distinction of being one of the most popular genres, but also the least respected one. To illustrate this point, a friend of mine once told me that she reads romances, but she felt the need to add an explanation — “I read romance novels – not just for the love story, but for the story line between the love scenes.” Here’s my take on it: You don’t have to justify your reading choices. It’s OK to read romance novels for the love stories. Read what makes you happy. Originally introduced as Romantic Fiction several centuries ago as books that focus on...

jfisher@timesrepublican.com T-R PHOTOS BY JOE FISHER — Sarah Rosenblum, director of the Marshalltown Public Library, demonstrates how to use the library’s contactless checkout machine. A “walkthrough phase” for the Marshalltown Public Library will begin Feb. 1 — pending low COVID-19 numbers. The library board met virtually to discuss its next phase of opening the doors on Tuesday evening. The library has been limited to curbside services since Nov. 12 when COVID-19 cases were on a sharp rise. During the walkthrough phase the library will be open for limited hours. On Monday-Friday i...

Siphiwe Ndlovu Charts the Path to Her Debut Novel January 13, 2021 This is how I choose to remember it. It is late August, 1997. I am getting ready to leave home again—this time on my own. I am heading off to college to study Creative Writing. As I pack, I am filled with the familiar feelings that are always brought on by a new beginning—excitement, apprehension and curiosity. Because I am going to a school that is far, far away I am saddened by the knowledge that I will not see my family for almost a whole year. Even though I have no idea that seven years will pass before I see most of m...