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Book cover for an illustrated book called Island Born showing a drawing of a small girl with dark hair piled on the top of hear head.
Published on March 13, Junot Díaz´s long awaited first book for children is a love letter to the children-both young and old- who carry in themselves the memories of the places that have shaped them and their communities.
Japanese poster for My Neighbor Totoro, showing Satsuki with a red umbrella standing next to Totoro at a rainy bus stop.
I’ve been wrong about a lot of things. The first time I used the internet I typed “X-Men” into a search engine and, finding the results unsatisfactory, said, “This will never catch on.”
The book cover for Stephen King's "The Dead Zone," featuring a glowing blue face and an EKG line on a dark background.
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Johnny Smith wakes up from a coma to find everything around him changed, including himself.
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When I was a sophomore in high school, a friend got the birthday gift every 16-year-old dreams of: a brand new car! he luxury version of the classic Beetle—on which my own
Flamenco Flamenco cover
Flamenco’s my favorite art form, but biases aside, this is a magnificent, gorgeous, jaw-dropping film by a master director.
Illustration of "Super Diaper Baby" wearing a blue mask, yellow cape, and red boots while jumping joyfully.
Active kids love to run and explore the world around them. But how can you read a story when your kid is always on the move?