ROOTS Redux

from Page Six History Channel plans to remake historically problematic ‘Roots’ By Eric Fettmann Levar Burton starred in “Roots” in 1977. In the wake of successful slavery-themed movies like “12 Years a Slave,” “The Butler” and “Lincoln,” the History...

LETTERS OF NOTE: Camus

from Letters of Note I embrace you with all my heart In 1957, Camus was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, “for his important literary production, which with clear-sighted earnestness illuminates the problems of the human conscience in our times.”...

DOROTHY MUST DIE: No Place Like Oz

from USA Today ‘Dorothy Must Die’ series gives Oz heroine a wicked spin Brian Truitt, USA TODAY Roll out the welcome mat, Darth Vader, Professor Moriarty and Walter White. Dorothy Gale is making a home on the dark side. And her little dog, too. The spunky...

Books By State

from Business Insider The Most Famous Book Set In Every State MELIA ROBINSON AND MELISSA STANGER Whether you come from Florida, New York, Texas, or any other state, reading a book set there can make you feel a warm nostalgia for that beloved place. We rounded up the...

Tom Clancy Gone

from Business Insider via Yahoo! Tom Clancy Dead: Celebrated Thriller Author Dies at Age 66 By Aly Weisman | Business Insider Robert Mora/Getty American author Tom Clancy died Tuesday night  in a Baltimore hospital  at age 66, Publishers Weekly first reported via...

Dorothy Must Die

from Entertainment Weekly HarperCollins announces Oz-inspired series ‘Dorothy Must Die’ — EXCLUSIVE By Stephan Lee More than a century after L. Frank Baum’s novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the Emerald City continues to shine brightly in pop...