Science fiction has always been a genre sold on the imagination, and the best sci-fi movies have taken that to the next level. Instead of imagining what the future could look like, many of the greatest films in the genre accurately predicted the future. When the films initially screened, the technology, social patterns, and political
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As Hurricane Sandy approaches New York City in 2012, 20-something Marissa works at a travel magazine promoting luxury hotels to the uberwealthy. Her editor wants her copy to make subscribers “be able to close their eyes and be there.” Indeed, readers of Tara Menon’s stunning debut novel, Under Water, will feel exactly that—as though they’re
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Why Ashley Graham Says GLP-1 Trend Is “a Smack in the Face” to Body Positivity Movement Ashley Graham is strutting into a conversation about weight loss drugs. The supermodel—who has been a longtime body positive advocate—shared her candid thoughts on how weight loss injections have affected the movement.  “It’s really disheartening,” Ashley told Marie Claire in an interview published
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The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) in partnership with the Council of Fashion Designers of America, Inc (CFDA), has announced the continuation of the Fashion Manufacturing Initiative (FMI) with the launch of a new Local Production Fund to support the city’s garment manufacturers. The Local Production Fund will support designers and garment manufacturers
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Every month, there’s a flood of new children’s books coming out clamoring for a spot on your TBR. But with so many competing for your attention, it’s easy to lose track of the ones you’re most excited about. And often, you just end up hearing about the titles with the biggest marketing budgets. So, how
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In nonfiction writer Kate Schatz’s fiction debut, Where the Girls Were (11.5 hours), she takes listeners to 1968 San Francisco, in the time before Roe v. Wade when “free love” was freer for some than for others. High school valedictorian Baker Phillips is an only child eager to please her conventional, suburban parents—until her cousin
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