| No Images? Click here   According to Merriam-Webster, one of the first writers to use the word ensconce to mean "hide" was William Shakespeare.  A Cambridge, Massachusetts, librarian is making headlines after declining a gift of Dr. Seuss books from first lady Melania Trump.In celebration of National Read a Book Day on Sept. 6, Trump and the Department of Education chose a school in each state to receive 10 Dr. Seuss books based on school programs that have “achieved high standards of excellence, recognized by State and National awards and Blue Ribbon Awards.” Cambridgeport School was one of those selected, but librarian Liz Phipps Soeiro decided to decline the offer.  Looking for a fresh new voice in fiction? You’re in luck. On Monday, the National Book Foundation announced its annual 5 Under 35 list, which honors five young debut fiction authors whose great early work marks them as writers to watch with anticipation throughout their careers. This year’s list consists of five women whose debut novels and story collections dazzled the literary community, including:📚 Lesley Nneka Arimah, author of What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky: Stories📚 Halle Butler, author of Jillian 📚 Zinzi Clemmons, author of What We Lose 📚 Leopoldine Core, author of When Watched: Stories 📚 Weike Wang, author of Chemistry   For decades, Hugh Hefner’s Playboy was the magazine men could read equally for the articles or the explicit nude photos ― substance and fun all in one glossy package. It published Chuck Palahniuk, Joyce Carol Oates and Pamela Anderson. This high-low combination was simultaneously unique to Playboy and an encapsulation of what men’s magazines could be: A place for men to be uninhibitedly men, and a place for serious, essential journalism and fiction. Where women’s magazines were typically offering an accessible blend of easy-reading journalism and lifestyle coverage, Playboy was drawing men in with porn and then showing them top-shelf writing. Decades later, it’s clear that Playboy’s brand also ended up solidifying the still-pervasive assumption that men love avant-garde literature and hard-nosed reporting, while women love baking muffins.   New York City’s Guggenheim Museum announced on Monday night that three controversial artworks would be removed from the institution’s upcoming exhibition “Art and China after 1989: Theater of the World,” including the title piece of the show. The works, all by conceptual Chinese artists, came under fire last week when activists characterized them as “instances of unmistakable cruelty against animals in the name of art.” The criticism erupted after a measured preview of the show ran in The New York Times, titled “Where the Wild Things Are: China’s Art Dreamers at the Guggenheim.” The comments on the article, however, reflected the distress many experienced even before the show’s opening.  Over the past month, scientists at the Louvre have been carefully examining a 16th-century charcoal drawing of a nude woman known as “Monna Vanna,” long attributed to the studio of Leonardo da Vinci. They wondered if, perhaps, there is a closer relationship between this half-smiling nude and the most iconic portrait of all time than experts long supposed. Talk about a killer lineup: Marlon James’s Man Booker Award-winning novel A Brief History of Seven Killings is becoming an Amazon TV series, which will be written by James and directed by Melina Matsoukas. The two will also executive produce the series, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Matsoukas, a rising star, honed her chops in music videos. She’s the directorial mind behind hit videos like Beyoncé’s “Formation,” a deeply political work that garnered critical raves and widespread cultural attention. In the past year, she’s directed episodes of the acclaimed series “Master of None”; she’s also the chief director of HBO’s “Insecure.”Read more:
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