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Proposed reading list for Texas students draws concern over religious themes, lack of diversity

Faced with a proposed list of almost 300 readings for K-12 students, the State Board of Education delayed a vote until April.
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Mexican director del Toro frames ‘Frankenstein’ as a father-son psycho drama

Director Guillermo del Toro and Oscar Issac as Victor Frankenstein on the set of Frankenstein. Cr. Ken Woroner/Netflix © 2025 ...

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die Review: Shock Comedy Makes Fun of AI, Sci-Fi Tropes, and School Shootings

Every generation comes to believe the world will end in their lifetime. But in Gore Verbinski’s long-awaited return to the ...

If you want to unlock the mysteries of life, turn to James Joyce's "The Dead" | Opinion

Paul Prather: Joyce examines the great, unanswerable mysteries of life: ardor, agony and self-deception coexisting in every ...
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The Mystery of the Missing Robert Burns Painting Has Finally Been Solved—After 200 Years of Searches and Seances

The portrait of the renowned Scottish poet vanished without a trace in 1840. Since then, scholars and sleuths alike have been ...