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STANDARD·Books / Arts

Pulitzer Books Show How This Year’s Winners Are Revisiting War, Housing, and Democracy

The 2026 Pulitzer book winners point readers toward war, homelessness, constitutional history, grief, poetry, and the public questions literature keeps returning to.

May 27, 2026

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BRIEF·Books / Arts

International Booker Win Puts Taiwanese Fiction in a Wider Spotlight

Taiwan Travelogue won the 2026 International Booker Prize, giving translated Taiwanese fiction a larger moment with English-language readers.

May 26, 2026

A science fiction book scene with a spacecraft, stars, and research notes representing Project Hail Mary.

STANDARD·Books / Arts

Project Hail Mary Is Still the Big-Hearted Sci-Fi Adventure Readers Need

Andy Weir’s space-survival novel gets a fresh moment from its film adaptation, but the book still shines on its own as a funny, brainy, hopeful science fiction adventure.

May 20, 2026

A stack of translated books on a library table representing the International Booker Prize.

STANDARD·Books / Arts

International Booker Prize Puts Translated Fiction in the Spotlight

The 2026 International Booker Prize shortlist highlights translated fiction, the work of translators, and the way global books reach new readers across borders.

Religion / Values / Society

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Pope Leo XIV Links AI, Human Dignity and Historic Accountability in First Encyclical

Magnifica Humanitas places artificial intelligence, labor, truth, power and the Vatican's role in legitimizing slavery inside one moral argument.

May 27, 2026

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America at 250 Data Shows How Family, Age, and Diversity Have Changed

A new Pew essay tied to America’s 250th anniversary offers a calm look at how the country changed over the past 50 years, especially in age and diversity.

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AI Data Centers Are Testing How Communities Weigh Progress and Quality of Life

Gallup polling shows many Americans oppose AI data centers in their local area, turning a technology story into a community debate over infrastructure, trust, and daily life.

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Americans’ Views on Religion’s Public Role Are More Mixed Than the Debate Suggests

New Pew data shows many Americans see value in religion’s role in public life, while also drawing lines around direct political involvement by churches.

Lifestyle / Internet Culture

STANDARD·Lifestyle / Internet Culture

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Digital 2026 Report Shows AI and Social Media Becoming Everyday Habits

Digital 2026 data shows online life becoming an everyday mix of search, feeds, messaging, video and AI tools, not a separate corner of modern life.

May 21, 2026

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BRIEF·Lifestyle / Internet Culture

Americans Say Good News Habits Start With Skepticism

New Pew research found that skepticism and discernment are among the most common ideas Americans connect with being a good news consumer.

STANDARD·Lifestyle / Internet Culture

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Teen Social Media Use Is More Complicated Than the Usual Panic

Pew’s research on TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat shows teen social media life is not one simple story of harm or connection.

STANDARD·Lifestyle / Internet Culture

A restaurant table with a cocktail, a nonalcoholic drink, water, and shared appetizers in a calm evening setting.

Why More Americans Are Rethinking How They Drink

More Americans are drinking less, skipping alcohol on some nights, or choosing nonalcoholic options without giving up social rituals altogether.

May 18, 2026

Obituary / Notable Life

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Dennis Locorriere Gave Dr. Hook Its Most Familiar Voice

The Dr. Hook lead vocalist, who died at 76, helped give the band’s 1970s pop hits their most recognizable sound.

May 26, 2026

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Carlo Petrini Made Slow Food a Global Argument About Modern Life

The founder of Slow Food turned a protest against fast-food culture into a worldwide debate about food, place, speed, and sustainability.

May 25, 2026

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Rex Reed Helped Define a Sharper, More Personal Era of Film Criticism

Rex Reed, the outspoken film critic and journalist known for a six-decade career in print and television criticism, has died at 87.

A vintage microphone and records representing Clarence Carter’s Southern soul legacy.

Clarence Carter’s Songs Carried Southern Soul From Muscle Shoals to the Mainstream

Clarence Carter, the soul and blues singer-songwriter known for “Patches,” “Slip Away,” “Back Door Santa” and “Strokin’,” has died at 90.

Media / Entertainment