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Adrian Matejka will be first Black editor of Poetry magazine

Adrian Matejka will be first Black editor of Poetry magazine

NEW YORK (AP) — Poetry magazine, one of the country's oldest and most prominent literary publications, will for the first time have a Black editor.
Cookie Monster, Elmo, Abby unite for show 'Mecha Builders'

Cookie Monster, Elmo, Abby unite for show 'Mecha Builders'

NEW YORK (AP) — Cookie Monster, Elmo and Abby Cadabby are utterly transformed in a new “Sesame Street” show. You might even say they're Transformers.
Plant this, not that: Native alternatives to invasive plants

Plant this, not that: Native alternatives to invasive plants

When my family moved into a new home in the spring of 2005, the only plants growing in the garden were a rhododendron by the front door and a few scattered daffodils and ferns. I was delighted to see a stunning perennial pop up a month later.
Housing shortage, soaring rents squeeze US college students

Housing shortage, soaring rents squeeze US college students

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The B-52s to launch a US farewell tour this summer

The B-52s to launch a US farewell tour this summer

NEW YORK (AP) — The quirky dance-pop outfit The B-52s are hitting the road one last time for a final tour this summer that will roam from coast to coast.
Sonia Sanchez wins $80,000 Jackson Poetry Prize

Sonia Sanchez wins $80,000 Jackson Poetry Prize

NEW YORK (AP) — Sonia Sanchez has received the Jackson Poetry Prize, an $80,000 award that continues a recent wave of lifetime achievement honors for the 87-year-old poet, educator and activist.
Plunder your attic: Making the most of hand-me-down decor

Plunder your attic: Making the most of hand-me-down decor

As we move through a world of disposable things, it’s easy to forget that previous generations kept nearly everything. Furniture was made to last. Pieces of crystal or china were investments passed down from parent to child to grandchild.
Son of famed American artist charged in Jan. 6 Capitol riot

Son of famed American artist charged in Jan. 6 Capitol riot

BOSTON (AP) — For years, Vincent Gillespie waged a legal battle to try to gain control of hundreds of paintings by his father — renowned postwar American artist Gregory Gillespie. On Jan.
Millennial Money: Kick-start your online clothing resale gig

Millennial Money: Kick-start your online clothing resale gig

With the recent rise of resale apps like Depop and Poshmark, the idea of selling old clothes online is becoming more fashionable.
Russia's war heats up cooking oil prices in global squeeze

Russia's war heats up cooking oil prices in global squeeze

ISTANBUL (AP) — For months, Istanbul restaurant Tarihi Balikca tried to absorb the surging cost of the sunflower oil its cooks use to fry fish, squid and mussels.
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