The “Inevitable Sadness” of Kazuo Ishiguro’s Fiction Cynthia Wong Arts & Culture, Books On a damp October day in 2006, I followed Kazuo Ishiguro and my 10-year-old daughter Grace to a back table at a bustling cafe in London for an interview. As Ishiguro answered my questions, he explained how he...
Recommended Summer Solstice Readings from Hippo Hippo Reads Staff Arts & Culture, Books Happy summer solstice, Hippo readers! What better way to celebrate our slide into the sticky days of midsummer by cracking open a new book? Here's what our staff and contributors are currently reading—and...
I’m a Librarian Who Banned a Book. Here’s Why. Scott DiMarco Arts & Culture Since 1982, over 11,000 books have been challenged by individuals seeking to have them banned from schools or libraries. In the library world, access to information is a human right, not to be tampered with...
Sex, Theft, and Freedom: Top Summer Music Reads Alexandra Apolloni Art & Literature, Arts & Culture Steal This Music: How Intellectual Property Law Affects Musical Creativity by Joanna Demers The recent court battle between Marvin Gaye's estate and “Blurred Lines” artists Pharrell Williams and Robin...
