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Why Sinister ‘Cat in the Hat’ Videos Are Prompting Police Warnings

3 septembre 2026 à 10:52
Grainy, threatening footage of the Dr. Seuss character, seemingly made with A.I., have terrorized schoolchildren and set off investigations in several countries.

Why Sinister ‘Cat in the Hat’ Videos Are Prompting Police Warnings

3 septembre 2026 à 10:52
Grainy, threatening footage of the Dr. Seuss character, seemingly made with A.I., have terrorized schoolchildren and set off investigations in several countries.

Wendell Berry, Writer Who Extolled America’s Agrarian Past, Dies at 92

1 septembre 2026 à 15:05
A Kentucky farmer, he railed against agribusiness and championed small family farms and the environment, winning widespread acclaim.

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Wendell Berry in 2012. The historian Page Smith described him as “a prophetic American voice of our day.”

Iceland’s Murder Rate Is Off the Charts (in Its Books, at Least)

24 août 2026 à 09:32
The Nordic nation has almost no homicides, yet crime fiction is its favorite literary genre. That means writers face a challenge: making murder feel believable.

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Crime novels on display in a bookstore in Reykjavik, Iceland.

Close and Loving, or Oppressive? A Novelist Takes Aim at Italian Families.

22 août 2026 à 11:22
Many Italians see themselves in Andrea Bajani’s latest novel, a portrayal of the family as a “little totalitarian system” shaped by psychological and physical violence.

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Andrea Bajani in Rome last year. An English translation of his best-selling novel, “The Anniversary,” will be published on Tuesday.

In a Faltering Chinese Economy, Working-Class Stories Strike a Chord

19 août 2026 à 00:00
Poems, essays and books written by working-class writers have garnered recognition in recent years — as well as increasing government attention.

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Hu Anyan’s memoir, “I Deliver Parcels in Beijing,” became a best seller in China and was later translated into English. It is a diaristic account of the 19 jobs he held over two decades across China.
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