![]() (Says a banner on the group’s website: “Don’t be THAT girl: Embarrassed by a hookup? Angry at a boyfriend? Willing to lie to destroy a life?”)īefore the month was over, Columbia University announced that it had settled a lawsuit brought by Paul Nungesser, who became infamous after being accused of rape by Emma Sulkowicz, a fellow student. (She later apologized for her “flippant” remarks.) The day after Jackson made this claim, Betsy DeVos, the education secretary, met with groups representing students who say they were falsely accused of sexual assault, including the National Coalition for Men Carolinas. ![]() Jackson, the top civil rights official in Donald Trump’s Department of Education, told The New York Times that 90 percent of campus rape allegations come from women who regret drunken consensual sex. ![]() BLURRED LINES Rethinking Sex, Power and Consent on Campus By Vanessa Grigoriadis 332 pp. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() "Flowing words by Carole Lindstrom and lush art by Michaela Goade appear in immaculate synchronicity on every page of We Are Water Protectors." - Shelf Awareness "A gorgeous and empowering picture book with an urgent environmental plea." - starred review, BookPage A passionate call for environmental stewardship." - starred review, Publishers Weekly ![]() "Observation is not enough, the book communicates: action is necessary. Lindstrom’s spare, poetic text flows with the “river’s rhythm." Written in response to the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, famously protested by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe - and others - these pages carry grief, but it is overshadowed by hope in what is an unapologetic call to action." - starred review, Booklist "Goade’s watercolor illustrations fill the spreads with streaming ribbons of water, cosmic backdrops, and lush natural landscapes. An inspiring call to action for all who care about our interconnected planet." - starred review, Kirkus Reviews "In this tribute to Native resilience, Indigenous author-and-illustrator team Lindstrom and Goade invite readers to stand up for environmental justice. *This book will both educate and inspire youth." - School Library Journal ![]() "Powerful.Goade’s illustrations combine a mystical mood with the lovely fierceness of a child seeking justice." - The New York Times ![]() ![]() ![]() Dagny, who studied engineering in college, has seen the results of Rearden's tests. Because the metal has never been tried and has been denounced by metallurgists, James won't accept responsibility for using it. Dagny wants the new rail to be made of Rearden Metal, a new alloy that Hank Rearden developed after ten years of experiment. ![]() James wants to do business with the inefficient Associated Steel, which is run by his friend Orren Boyle. Dagny intends to provide Colorado the train service it requires, but her brother James Taggart, president of Taggart Transcontinental, tries to block her from getting new rails from Rearden Steel, the last reliable steel manufacturer. Colorado, based on Wyatt's innovative method of extracting oil from shale, is the last great industrial center on earth. Other countries in the world have become socialist Peoples' States and are destitute. The country is in a downward economic spiral with businesses closing and men out of work. Dagny Taggart, vice president in charge of operations for Taggart Transcontinental Railroad, seeks to rebuild the crumbling track of the Rio Norte Line that serves Ellis Wyatt's oil fields and the booming industrial areas of Colorado. ![]() The story of Atlas Shrugged takes place in the United States at an unspecified future time. ![]() ![]() Buffeted by the forces of fate, hate, luck, and passion, our hero struggles to build a life–just to stay alive–in a country that at first held so much promise for him.Įpic in sweep, Metropolis follows our hero from his arrival in New York harbor through his experiences in Barnum’s circus, the criminal underground, and the building of the Brooklyn Bridge, and on to a life in Brooklyn that is at once unique and poignantly emblematic of the American experience. Barnum’s stable, where he works and sleeps, and soon finds himself at the center of a citywide arson investigation.ĭetermined to clear his name and realize the dreams that inspired his hazardous voyage across the Atlantic, he will change his identity many times, find himself mixed up with one of the city’s toughest and most enterprising gangs, and fall in love with a smart, headstrong, and beautiful young woman. ![]() On a freezing night in the middle of winter, Gaffney’s nameless hero is suddenly awakened by a fire in P. Elizabeth Gaffney’s magnificent, Dickensian Metropolis captures the splendor and violence of America’s greatest city in the years after the Civil War, as young immigrants climb out of urban chaos and into the American dream. ![]() ![]() Apr 8 Oshi no Ko is a Dark Look at the Entertainment Industry.Apr 10 Anime Boston 2023: What It's Like to Work in Anime (UPDATED).Convention reports chronological archives.May 1 Netflix Adds Demon Slayer: Entertainment District Arc Anime.May 1 Barakamon Live-Action TV Drama Casts Yosuke Sugino, Premieres in July.May 1 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Game's Teasers Preview Rocket. ![]() 02:22 Mayu Sakai's 'Hello, Innocent' Manga Ends With 8th Volume.05:00 Age 12 Manga Creator Nao Maita Launches New Series in July.07:47 Shō Harusono's Butai ni Sake! Manga Enters Climax.07:58 ' BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-' Season 2 Casts Shōmaru Zōza, Seiyu Fujiwara.10:09 Undead Girl Murder Farce Anime Casts Shinichiro Miki as Sherlock Holmes.11:10 5th Moriarty the Patriot Stage Musical Reveals Visuals. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Starring Justin Salinger as Shardlake and Bryan Dick as Barak, this gripping third instalment of the 'Shardlake' series is a compelling murder mystery and a deeply evocative portrait of the turbulent Tudor world. Sir Edward Broderick, a dangerous conspirator imprisoned in York Castle, is being transferred to the Tower of London for interrogation, and it is up to Shardlake and his faithful assistant Barak to ensure he gets there safe and well.īut the death of a glazier sees the duo drawn into a murder investigation, a treasonous plot and a secret that threatens to bring down the royal family. Shardlake, sent ahead of the 3000-strong procession, is in the city to help prepare legal petitions for the King – and to undertake a delicate clandestine mission for Archbishop Cranmer. Henry VIII, accompanied by his young bride Catherine Howard, has embarked on a Great Progress from London to York, to establish his power and authority with his rebellious subjects in the North and receive their oaths of loyalty. Sansom's bestselling Tudor crime series featuring hunchback lawyer-detective Matthew Shardlake.Īutumn, 1541. ![]() A thrilling BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation based on the third novel in C. ![]() ![]() There are mentions of drug use and self-harm, which impacted the way that I view this as a romance because there were a lot of heavy topics, and at the same time, Williams’ writing is very humorous. Upon their reunion, many things have changed for them.ĪS: I think it’s important to mention that there are a lot of trigger warnings for this book. ![]() She’s not Shane’s daughter, which I think is important to know, but still served as a symbol of how different Eva and Shane’s lives became from when they first met to now. Lillian Pearce, Daily Arts Writer: In the present timeline, Eva has a daughter who is a pretty big part of the story. Eva and Shane are also writers, which is something that connects them as they work in the same world. In both instances, Eva and Shane run into each other and have very charged (romantic and otherwise) interactions. ![]() ![]() One time period is about 10 years ago, and the other is in the present. Meera Kumar, Daily Arts Writer: The book is about the romance between protagonists Eva and Shane, and the narrative cuts between two time periods. Ava Seaman, Books Beat Editor: Today we’re discussing “Seven Days in June” by Tia Williams. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I am old now and have not much to fear from the anger of gods. The very first line both startled me and intrigued me: I loved the Narnia books - they were my all-time favourite books - and so I confidently expected I would love this book too. ![]() My eye fell upon a novel called Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold by C.S. I remember one year, when I was about twelve, lying on the floor in their living-room and looking through the bookshelves in search of something to read. When I was a little girl, I spent many a long summer holiday with my great-aunts in the seaside town of Merewether, about an hour's drive north of my hometown of Sydney. ![]() Set against the backdrop of Glome, a barbaric, pre-Christian world, the struggles between sacred and profane love are illuminated as Orual learns that we cannot understand the intent of the gods "till we have faces" and sincerity in our souls and selves. Much to Orual's frustration, Psyche is loved by Cupid, the god of love himself, setting the troubled Orual on a path of moral development. This is the story of Orual, Psyche's embittered and ugly older sister, who possessively and harmfully loves Psyche. Lewis reworks the classical myth of Cupid and Psyche into an enduring piece of contemporary fiction. In this timeless tale of two mortal princesses- one beautiful and one unattractive- C.S. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Bodyguard of Deception is dedicated to the Allied heroes of WWII, as we celebrate the 72nd anniversary of the Normandy landings, the German collapse at the Falaise Pocket, and the Allies’ triumphant march into Paris. I hope you enjoy it (but I must also issue a spoiler alert for those who plan on reading the book). What would it have been like to have been a German officer on Pointe du Hoc a short distance from Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944, during the opening salvo of D-Day (see photo below of today’s remnant Allied artillery shell craters that have pock-marked the salient like the surface of the Moon). In the book excerpt below from Chapter 67 of Bodyguard of Deception, I give you a taste of what it was like to see the massive Allied fleet on the horizon and to feel the pounding of the Naval shells. “Readers looking for an unapologetic historical action book should tear through this volume.” Samuel Marquis has a knack for using historic details and events to create captivating and fun to read tales.” “ Bodyguard of Deception grabbed my attention right from the beginning and never let go. BODYGUARD OF DECEPTION: VOLUME ONE OF THE WORLD WAR TWO TRILOGYīestselling, Award-Winning Suspense Author Samuel Marquis ![]() ![]() ![]() God placed this desire to know, love, and serve him deep in our hearts.” It’s a manifestation of our desire to know and to experience God’s love for us. They capture and convey a longing that seems universal, as if the whole world is holding its breath, waiting for love to erupt in their lives. “Think of all the books, movies, TV shows, songs, and soap operas that gain dramatic tension by observing two people on the verge of falling in love. Tom McGrath, author of Raising Faith-Filled Kids, wrote this: My children would often bring home pages of their religion textbooks with messages related to the day’s lesson addressed to the parents. I found one of the most satisfying answers in my daughter’s take-home folder of all places. Where does it come from? Why do we crave it? ![]() Sometimes, like Shakespeare’s Romeo, we fall in love with the mere idea of being in love! Why?Īs I began reading and writing Christian romance, I gave more thought to this love of falling in love. I can still recall the rush of attraction and spine-tingling hope of something more–of love! (Only he gave me a guinea pig, not flowers). I was in my twenties before I experienced a Valentine’s Day that held any romance. I longed to have the boy who occupied my daydreams suddenly reveal his affection for me, but, alas, each year the special day passed without me being the recipient of flowers, chocolates, or even a cute card. ![]() Valentine’s Day often held disappointment for me. ![]() |