TODAY: In 1938, T.H. White’s The Sword in the Stone is published.  Why Robert W. Service’s “The Cremation of Sam McGee” is a good poem for bad dads. | Lit Hub Craft Aaron Boehmer considers the future of ethnic studies and academia in crisis: “While no protest, demonstration, or amount of organizing can resurrect the dead,
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The drumming community got a surprise in June 2026 when hard rock stalwarts Godsmack revealed another new drummer onstage: Mike Mangini. It struck some as a surprising match, as Mangini had previously played with progressive metal legends Dream Theater from 2010 to 2023, replacing co-founding drummer Mike Portnoy. But for decades, Mangini’s illustrious drumming career has been
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(Left) Henry Cavill at The 88th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, February 28, 2016. Credit/Provider: Aaron Poole / ©A.M.P.A.S. Copyright: Scott Diussa. (Right) Kevin Hart stars in The Roku Channel’s ‘Die Hart 2: Die Harter.’ Preview: Henry Cavill and Kevin Hart are starring in a new action comedy. McG is
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Riyadh Air received approval from the Department of Transportation to operate flights in the U.S., the agency said Tuesday.  “We tentatively find and conclude that the public interest warrants granting the applicant a foreign air carrier permit,” the DOT order read. The carrier had applied to operate flights between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia on
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Last year, publishing power couple Roxane Gay and Debbie Millman acquired beloved online lit mag The Rumpus. Today, the new leaders celebrated the launch of their rebranded site with new essays, fiction, and a fresh design. The Rumpus was founded by writer Stephen Elliott and launched out of San Francisco in 2009. Under Elliott’s editorial
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Soundgarden‘s Kim Thayil has named who would make up the “Big 4” bands that pioneered grunge in the Pacific Northwest during the 1980s. The guitarist recently spoke with Loudwire ahead of the release of his new memoir A Screaming Life: Into the Superunknown with Soundgarden and Beyond. Since many of the books early chapters focused on Soundgarden’s beginnings
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Attorney and theater producer Adam Remsen from Memphis, Tennessee, returned for a third time to defend his title as Jeopardy! champion. With a two-day total of $35,801, the multihyphenate looked to keep his position as champ against two new competitors: government employee Nabil Rahman from Queens, New York, and Sarah McCleskey, an academic librarian from
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(L to R) Jessie, Buzz Lightyear, and Woody in Disney and Pixar’s ‘Toy Story 5’. Photo courtesy of Pixar. © 2026 Disney/Pixar. All Rights Reserved. Opening in theaters on June 19 is ‘Toy Story 5,’ directed by Andrew Stanton from a screenplay by Stanton and Kenna Harris, who also co-directed. The film stars Tom Hanks,
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Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Call It a ‘Book-cation’ or a ‘Readaway,’ Literary Travel Is Having a Moment The New York Times dives into the growing interest–and offerings–when it comes to literary tourism. According to the travel website Skyscanner, 55%
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Dozens of Marriott’s largest hotel owners are pressing the company to share more of the roughly $1 billion it forecasts it may earn this year from co-branded credit cards. A March letter to CEO Anthony Capuano and Chairman David Marriott was signed by 51 owners representing nearly 1,000 Marriott hotels, the Wall Street Journal reported
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We can all agree, that some greenery in your space makes it more interesting and inviting. Study after study confirms that plants do real things for your home and your mental state—they clean the air, lower stress levels and signal to anyone who walks through your door that you’ve got your life reasonably together. The
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