(RNS) — The Bhagavad Gita As It Is, considered one of the most prevalent editions of the sacred Gita text, has been banned from Florida prison systems since 2022.

Rye bread, sour milk, and maybe some herring — for a poor Jew, these were the makings of a meal. The Jews I have in mind were residents of the small market towns, or shtetls, once strewn across ...

“People We Meet on Vacation,” “Wuthering Heights” and “Project Hail Mary” are some of this year’s most anticipated adaptations. By Jennifer Harlan To read or not to read? Where literary adaptations ...

The audio recordings of the Rebbe from the year 5746, exactly forty years ago, are now online and available in beautifully ...

Cornelius Eady, a National Book Award finalist, shared an excerpt from “Proof,” an original poem he has written for Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration as mayor of New York City. By Jeffery C. Mays The ...

Log on to the internet any day of the week and you’re likely to find groups of Black people, from all corners of the diaspora, engaging in what I like to call the Cleanliness Olympics. It’s Black folk ...

For both avid readers and those who read sporadically, anticipating the newest books of 2026 is more than a matter of literary curiosity; it is an intentional act of cultural engagement, foresight, ...

Text messages show that Tyler Perry and "Boo! A Madea Halloween" actor Mario Rodriguez, who recently filed a lawsuit accusing the filmmaker of sexual assault, remained in contact years after Rodriguez ...

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Motorola has been honing its flip-style folding Razr smartphones for more than five years now, but it's finally time for a new style of fold. At CES 2026, the company unveiled the Razr Fold, its first ...

Baker and Taylor is one of very few companies that do book-distribution for libraries — companies that act as the middle man between libraries and publishers. But a few months ago, the company ...

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