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I was on not one but two award juries in 2020. I told myself it was reasonable because there was a lot of overlap in the potential nom­inee pools, so it wouldn’t be that much extra reading. I didn’t count on 2020 being a year of unusual strain and psychic deterioration, which increased the difficulty of reading, thinking, making critical judgments, and re­ally doing anything that required executive function. Still, I got through my mountains of books, and even found some comfort (or, at least, distraction) there. I’ll highlight ten of my favorites. The best book of the year for me w...

Movies on TV this week: "Pulp Fiction"; "My Fair Lady" and more Read full article February 19, 2021, 9:44 AM·229 min read John Travolta, left, and Sam Jackson in director Quentin Tarantino's 1994 film "Pulp Fiction." (Warner Bros.) Four Star Films, Box Office Hits, Indies and Imports, Movies A - Z FOUR STAR FILMS Top rated movies and made-for-TV films airing the week of the week of Feb 21 - 27, 2021 Adam's Rib (1949) Annie Hall (1977) Dances With Wolves (1990) Father of the Bride (1950) TCM Mon. 1:45 p.m. Forrest Gump (1994) AXS Mon. 6 p.m. L.A. Confidential (1997) Encore Tues. 12:09...

The Harlem Hellfighters: The Incredible Story Behind the Most Decorated US Regiment in WWI In his commencement address at Washington, D.C.’s Howard University in June 1924, almost six years after World War I ended, President Calvin Coolidge paid tribute to African Americans who had fought in it: “The colored people have repeatedly proved their devotion to the high ideals of our country. They gave their services in the war with the same patriotism and readiness that other citizens did. The records of the selective draft show that somewhat more than 2,250,000 colored men were registere...

Book World: Too many narrators can turn an audiobook into a confusing radio play Katherine A. Powers, The Washington Post Feb. 16, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail The Cold Millions/The Night FireRamdom House Audio/HarperAudio - handout Are audiobooks books? Certainly listening to a book is a different experience from reading it: Backtracking to check details in an audiobook is awkward, and, in many cases, you don't retain as much as you do with the printed version. Finally, there's the difficult-to-define relationship of listener to book: Your own imagination and interpretation have more independe...

Full-cast productions can turn an audiobook into a confusing radio play.