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'The Devil Takes You Home' invites readers to consider the depths of darkness

Gabino Iglesias' barrio noir may not be a cheerful book, but it still allows glimpses of love, moments of connection, and glimmers of beauty to exist.

While rooted in Chicago's jazz community, the past few years have found Natural Information Society opening for indie stalwarts like Yo La Tengo, Kurt Vile and Big Thief.

Natural Information Society celebrates its idiosyncrasies, warts and all

The urge to build a community of sound, first found on the streets of Philly playing with The Roots, still drives bandleader Joshua Abrams. Since Time is Gravity deepens the jazz band's own roots.

Archpriest Evgeny Grushetsky stands in front of Saint John Of Kronstadt Russian Orthodox Church in San Diego.

Local Russian faithful pray for peace and understanding at home and abroad

Russia's invasion of Ukraine is causing distress among Russian Americans who feel caught in the middle of the conflict.

Animal Cracker Conspiracy will present "TransMythical" at the 2022 La Jolla Playhouse WOW Festival.

La Jolla Playhouse returns to in-person Without Walls Festival

WOW serves up local, national, and international site-specific work April 21 to 24.

Billboard Music Awards honor Mary J. Blige as a musical icon

The annual music awards show also featured controversial appearances by Travis Scott and Morgan Wallen.

Silhouettes of people are seen on an American flag as President Joe Biden speaks on July 6, 2022, in Cleveland.

Is America a democracy or a republic? Yes, it is

Election denialism has become not only a thing but a movement. And if critics call this an attack on democracy, some election deniers respond by saying the U.S. is not a democracy, it is a republic.

A protester holds a drawing of Mahsa Amini during a demonstration in Berlin, Germany, on Sept. 23. Amini was arrested by Iranian authorities in Tehran on Sept. 13 for not wearing her headscarf properly. She died three days later, apparently due to a severe head injury.

Why a scholar banished from Iran 15 years ago is hopeful about the current protests

Iranian American scholar Pardis Mahdavi was once arrested in Tehran for lecturing about Iran's sexual revolution. She wonders if the country's current wave of protests might result in regime change.

This reconstruction of a marble archer shows the vivid colors that characterized Greek sculpture, and patterns that identify him as a fighter from Persia.

We know Greek statues weren't white. Now you can see them in color.

A new exhibit in New York shows what the statues ACTUALLY looked like.

Smoke is seen rising from a neighborhood in Khartoum, Sudan, on Saturday. Fierce clashes between Sudan's military and the country's powerful paramilitary erupted in the capital and elsewhere in the African nation after weeks of escalating tensions between the two forces.

Gunfire and explosions erupt across Sudan's capital as military rivals clash

Fighting erupted Saturday morning in Khartoum and continued into the night. The violence between two rival factions of Sudan's armed forces has spread to other regions, including Darfur.

Geena Davis attends the Emmy Awards in Sept. 2022. This month, she spoke with NPR's <em>Morning Edition</em> about her movie career and upcoming memoir.

These are the life lessons Geena Davis learned from 3 of her most famous movies

Geena Davis' new memoir, Dying of Politeness, looks back on her life and career. In a conversation with NPR's Morning Edition, she reflects on some of those iconic roles and how they shaped her.

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