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This Must Be The Place
A queer YA romance sizzling with chemistry by bestselling Kelly Quindlen, perfect for fans of Lex Croucher and Laura Kay. When Louisa unexpectedly inherits a struggling gay bar from her late great-uncle, she’s determined to keep it open for the vibrant queer community that calls it home. Louisa’s mission puts her on a collision course with Aubrey: the pretty, popular, and sharp-tongued daughter of their college town's newly crowned football coach.
Alice Oswald, The Art of Poetry No. 119
Interviewed by Rachael Allen With Peter Oswald, on a rented houseboat in Wales, 2021. Photograph by Joe Oswald. All photographs courtesy of Alice Oswald. Most of my conversations with Alice Oswald took place at her home, Adelaide, a ramshackle cottage with a red door in Devon, southwest England. This past January, when I made my first visit, Oswald came to the station to collect me and her octogenarian aunt, who’d taken the same train from London and who lives mostly in the house across from hers.
Alice Oswald, The Art of Poetry No. 119
Interviewed by Rachael Allen With Peter Oswald, on a rented houseboat in Wales, 2021. Photograph by Joe Oswald. All photographs courtesy of Alice Oswald. Most of my conversations with Alice Oswald took place at her home, Adelaide, a ramshackle cottage with a red door in Devon, southwest England. This past January, when I made my first visit, Oswald came to the station to collect me and her octogenarian aunt, who’d taken the same train from London and who lives mostly in the house across from hers.
Katy Perry’s Met Gala Red Carpet Shoes Through the Years [PHOTOS]
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways Katy Perry has never taken herself too seriously, especially at the Met Gala. While she is a known fan of fashion, the singer has been known to have a playful approach when it comes to dressing and that really stands out whenever she goes to the Met Gala.
Emma Stone's Best Award Show Shoe Styles [PHOTOS]
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways This story was originally published in December 2016. Emma Stone has become an award show darling over the years. Thanks to being a frequent guest and nominee, the starlet has also amassed her fair share of fans in the fashion world who have dressed her throughout the biggest moments in her career.
Harley Quinn: Redemption
When girls in Gotham City go missing, Harley Quinn is determined to track down their kidnapper. But the only way to outsmart a villain is to engage in a little villainy herself. Don't miss the adrenaline-racing conclusion to the Harley Quinn trilogy. In Gotham City even the heroes are wicked. Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy can't wait to cross off the final items on their summer bucket list.
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend’s Couple Shoe Style [PHOTOS] Original
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend Chrissy Teigen and John Legend attend the red carpet ahead of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) Chrissy Teigen and John Legend NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 16: Chrissy Teigen (L) and John Legend attend the 2024 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue launch party at Hard Rock Cafe – Times Square on May 16, 2024 in New York City.
Blue Ivy's Best Shoe Moments Over the Years [PHOTOS]
Blue Ivy Carter knows what it’s like to grow up in the spotlight. Being the eldest daughter of Beyoncé and Jay-Z, two of the most prominent names in entertainment, the world has been able to glimpse her evolution. From trying on her mom’s pumps as a toddler to wearing a custom Christian Siriano gown at the “Mufasa: The Lion King” premiere in 2024, Blue Ivy has been a part of several memorable fashion moments over the years.
Queen Letizia of Spain’s Best Shoe Looks Through the Years [Photos] Original
Queen Letizia’s Best Shoe Looks July 2017: Queen Letizia at Horse Guards Parade in London on July 12 wearing a Felipe Varela dress and coat with Prada nude pumps. Queen Letizia’s Best Shoe Looks July 2017: A closer look at Letizia’s Prada nude pumps. Queen Letizia’s Best Shoe Looks July 2017: Letizia wearing a Hugo Boss skirt and Lodi nude patent pumps. Queen Letizia’s Best Shoe Looks July 2017: Letizia wearing a Zara top with matching pants and Magrit snakeskin pumps.
Anne Hathaway's Celebrity Shoe Style [PHOTOS]
Anne Hathaway has maintained a high level of elegance throughout her career that she communicates through her style. The “Devil Wears Prada” star has become a fashion icon in her own right since starring in the film and has continued to impress fans with her style choices over the years. Whether she is hitting a red carpet or appearing on TV, Hathaway makes sure she is stepping in style wearing shoes that inspire envy out of any shoe lover.
About | Canton Citizen
Canton Citizen USPS 003247 Published every Thursday at 866 Washington Street, Canton, MA 02021 Tel. 781-821-4418 Fax 781-821-4419 email: submissions@thecantoncitizen.com ads: ads@thecantoncitizen.com Publisher, Editor-in-Chief: Beth Erickson (Click here for bio) Managing Editor: Jay Turner (Click here for bio) General Manager: Connor Erickson (Click here for bio) Writers: Rachael Allen, Mike Berger, George T.
Rachael Allen’s Margin Notes
By Rachael Allen The book I’m reading has made me long for Canton Dolphins swim practice at Massasoit Community College. At the time, I half-hated the winter sessions, dreading the sensation of shedding my layers to jump into the water and the aftermath of running from pool to the car with wet hair that froze in seconds. But this book, The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka, brings out what was always the beauty of swimming: the peace of repetition, lap after lap after lap.
Rachael Allen Shares an Excerpt From Her Latest YA Novel, “Harley Quinn: Redemption”
One of the best parts of writing the Harley Quinn trilogy has been the support from Harley fans, most specifically Harlivy fans. I’ve had readers send me the nicest fan mail, artists share the most gorgeous art, and more people than I can count tell me how much it means to them to see Harley as a bisexual scientist. And it means a lot to me too. I care deeply about doing a good job for y’all.
Inside the Citizen’s coverage of the Karen Read case
By Rachael Allen A few years ago, a rumor about a sexual assault circulated at the high school where I teach. Conversations in the hallway moved online; an Instagram account was created where people anonymously posted their experiences as well as hearsay.
Rachael Allen & Lucy Mercer: God Complex/Emblem
‘Here is a wasteland / of parched aesthetics / patched up with modern tubes’ – Rachael Allen’s long-awaited second collection, God Complex, is a long narrative poem describing the breakdown of a relationship against a backdrop of environmental degradation and toxicity. She read from the collection, and was in conversation with the poet Lucy Mercer, whose first collection is Emblem (Prototype, 2022).
The Faber Poetry Podcast Returns
By Faber Editor, 25 August 2023 Whether you’re a longtime listener or completely new to verse, tune in for a fresh season of cutting-edge poetic conversation. This season kicks off with studio guests Anthony Anaxagorou and Nick Laird discussing writing talismans, tea drinking and the ultimate poetry battle: long poem vs short poem.The first set of audio postcards come from Emily Berry, Courtney Bush and Anthony Joseph.
The Faber Poetry Podcast
The Faber Poetry Podcast, produced and presented by poets Rachael Allen and Jack Underwood, brings together some of the most exciting voices from the world of poetry. Whether you’re a devotee or a newcomer to verse, join Rachael and Jack for lively conversation with their studio guests and audio postcards sent by acclaimed poets from around the globe. The third series of the Faber Poetry Podcast launches on 25 August 2023.
Margin Notes: How can you capture the passage of time?
By Rachael Allen The kids run in circles on the fields. They chase each other: passing a soccer ball, throwing a football, lunging to tag someone. They are red-faced and sweating. It is the last day of school and, finally, the kids get to play. At the end of the day, the kids line up to get their yearbooks. The covers are shiny, spines unbroken. “Can I have your signature?” the kids ask. They approach friends, teachers, teammates.
‘Harley Quinn: Ravenous’ a dark Gotham novel with a feminist warrior
‘Harley Quinn: Ravenous’ By Rachael Allen c.2023, Random House $19.99/349 pages Forget about it. Put it out of your mind; don’t worry about it. It’s likely nothing, so let it rest. Let it go and don’t be afraid because, as in the new book “Harley Quinn: Ravenous” by Rachael Allen, fear is how they make you scream. Being a first-year intern at Gotham University was going to be the best. Having completed the university’s gap-year program last year, Harleen Quinzel was practically bouncing.
‘Harley Quinn: Ravenous’ a dark Gotham novel with a feminist warrior
‘Harley Quinn: Ravenous’ By Rachael Allen c.2023, Random House $19.99/349 pages Forget about it. Put it out of your mind; don’t worry about it. It’s likely nothing, so let it rest. Let it go and don’t be afraid because, as in the new book “Harley Quinn: Ravenous” by Rachael Allen, fear is how they make you scream. Being a first-year intern at Gotham University was going to be the best. Having completed the university’s gap-year program last year, Harleen Quinzel was practically bouncing.
Love a funny feminist warrior" You'll devour 'Harley Quinn' Original
"Harley Quinn: Ravenous" By Rachael Allen c. 2023, Random House $19.99, 349 pages Forget about it. Put it out of your mind, don't worry about it. It's likely nothing, so let it rest. Let it go and don't be afraid because, as in the new book "Harley Quinn: Ravenous" by Rachael Allen, fear is how they make you scream. Being a first-year intern at Gotham University was going to be The. Best. Having completed the University's gap-year program last year, Harleen Quinzel was practically bouncing.
Childminders warn of closures after Chancellor’s ‘free’ childcare promise
The Government said it is providing £204 million this year, increasing to £288 million in 2024-25, for local authorities to increase the hourly rates paid to childcare providers, and then increasing year on year to meet rising cost pressures. Childminders told the PA news agency that the amount of money they currently get for funded childcare hours is “not enough” and said it is important that future funding allows local authorities to match their standard rates.
Margin Notes: Dance Hall Days by Rachael Allen
By Rachael Allen It’s a Friday night after dinner and you’re ready to go out for the night. You take a car from Boston to a function hall in Revere. The space is beautiful — a ballroom with glass windows, hardwood floors, and a big band right in the center. To one side stand clusters of boys; on the other, clusters of girls. With each song, a boy ventures over to ask a girl to dance.
She Drives Me Crazy
High school nemeses fall in love in Kelly Quindlen's She Drives Me Crazy, a queer YA rom com perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and Casey McQuiston. What happens when two high school nemeses fall in love? Seventeen-year-old Scottie Zajac can’t catch a break. First there’s the embarrassing loss to her ex-girlfriend in their first basketball game of the season, and then she gets into a fender bender with the worst possible person: her head cheerleader nemesis, Irene Abraham.
Rachael Allen: A week at summer camp means more than ever
Article content Yet these families need a week at camp, now more than ever! Camp can have long-term impacts that are foundational in breaking generational cycles of poverty. When kids find a place where they belong, feel included, and are safe to truly be themselves, the ripple effects can carry into the rest of their lives. They’ll know who they are, how they deserve to be treated, and learn to advocate for themselves.
It’s Been Evening all day Long
for D.B. Just as blank I sink the bank beneath my grief of never having money. Here in this chandeliered cotillion-dealing weather a white round light slight hanging over- head casts taffy asking shadows on the table where I sit, leaving me to wonder if what you really meant by I can’t stand to see you was that everyone is always laughing at the oncologist’s office. It probably wasn’t, but now that you are youthful graveside I apply regret.
Margin Notes: Not So Different
By Rachael Allen On the first warm day of spring, the day when half of New York wears puff jackets and the other dons tank tops, I went for a run. I ran past my old apartment, turned onto a path by the river, and veered back into the city, finally stopping to investigate a kind of commotion — or celebration — near my neighborhood. The street next to the park was blocked off. Two ponies paced with children on their backs, an adult hovering alongside.
Blue Room, Fake Blue Veins
Brother, there’s so much that I could never say to your face, a mythic thing. Lately I’ve been pacing ’round the analogue autumnneither of us existed in, cuticlelesskicking the same stone up and down the pavement outside tenement buildings,out my mind on fortified wine and football scores to hide otherness. the body sexualised as male resists arrest,sinks deeper into cerulean apology,uranus rains diamonds.
Two Poems
5 Or am I geography? A look? A groove or notch in the Wood? A wisp of kemenyan? Rama and Sita? Gendang gamelan? A spice? That I am a civilization as it was thought before, a race, or a religion? Adab rites in relation to the trees? Custom of silver or silk?
Here Again Now
Ekene always heard the music first. Achike gave him something different every time. Some days, Ekene would open the front door and there would be Samuel Coleridge-Taylor before him, in Achike’s hands. There might be Elgar, or Chopin, things Achike had taught himself, heard somewhere and reined in to his own keen fingers. Reined in to himself and then played out, wild again, like the first time it was ever played.
In Conversation
Nick Makoha: Let’s talk poetry. The times that we’re in, you and I are talking to each other via Zoom, as two black men, two black bodies, one in the States, one in the UK. You’ve just had a new president. Let’s talk a little bit of, for want of another word, ‘politics’ and the times that we’re in, and let’s also talk about life. Terrance Hayes: The connection for all that, though, is quarantine, Covid, 2020.
Three Poems
DRY HEAT I finished reading all the novellas set in orphanages. In a drop ceiling environment, no longer coerced by a piano’s black keys. There were watercolors of monuments in proud family sunrooms. In perfect bank robbing weather, where people sat thirsty and insured. Messages of rebellion were at a constant but I was past rebellion—I had quit. I had driven through these hamlets one by one in a digital spy mobile. Toward dashboards of sky the color of sports drink. Passed black sun-hot mailboxes.
Highlights From Rihanna’s 2016 FNAA Acceptance Speech for Shoe of the Year
Though she got her start in music, Rihanna has now become a legitimate force in the fashion world through her Fenty fashion house. And at least twice she’s made an indelible impact on the footwear industry as well. In 2020, her Fenty collaboration with shoe designer Amina Muaddi nabbed the two of them (plus stylist Jaleel Weaver) the FN Collaborator of the Year award.
Kate Middleton’s Best Shoes Through the Years [PHOTOS]
2024 Catherine, Princess of Wales and Princess Charlotte meet Emma Raducanu (R) during a visit to the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on day fourteen of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships on July 14, 2024 in London. 2024 Catherine Princess of Wales on court to present the trophy to the winner of the men’s final on day fourteen of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 14, 2024 in London.
Halle Berry’s Shoe Style Through the Years [PHOTOS]
• Halle Berry wearing a red mini dress with a train and sparkly sandal heels at the Fourth Annual Celebration of Black Cinema. 06 Dec 2021 • Halle Berry at Elle’s Women in Hollywood at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 19, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. • Halle Berry and Van Hunt at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures opening Gala honoring Haile Gerima and Sophia Loren on Sept. 25, 2021 in Los Angeles.
Anne Hathaway’s Celebrity Shoe Style Through the Years
2024 Anne Hathaway is seen at the Bulgari Hotel on May 20, 2024, in Rome wearing a pair of classic pointed toe pumps in white. 2024 Anne Hathaway is seen at 92Y on April 28, 2024, in New York wearing a pair of black Jimmy Choo Rene 100mm floral-appliqué pumps. 2024 Anne Hathaway at the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on Feb 24, 2024, in Los Angeles. 2023 Anne Hathaway during an interview with host Jimmy Fallon on Friday, Dec.
It Came from out the Closet
1. Andrew woke up with a start. At first the banging had seemed as though it was coming from outside the window but as his eyes adjusted to the gloom in his bedroom, he heard the thump thump thump thump again, and this time it sounded as though it was inside the house. He pushed back the comforter and, stumbling over his school backpack he’d dropped the evening before, pushed open his door. He could definitely hear it now. Thump thump thump thump.
Nicki Minaj’s Fashion Evolution & Shoe Style Through the Years
Aside from being one of the hottest rappers of this decade, Nicki Minaj is a style icon. The rapper broke out onto the hip hop scene in 2009 with her iconic mixtape “Beam Me Up Scotty” and a very New York-based look. She was recognized for oversized bangs with pink highlights, large gold bamboo earrings and her diamond-encrusted “Barbie” chain. When the “Super Bass” artist isn’t inspiring others with her colorful wigs and ostentatious outfits, Minaj is calling attention to her footwear.
Searching for St. Gerard’s
By Rachael Allen If you were to walk into my childhood bedroom, you’d think I was still 13 years old. Flowered wallpaper lines the walls; posters of 2000s heartthrobs peek out from under the couch; snow globes gather dust on a shelf. A corsage from a St. John’s annual father-daughter dance, from a year when I could still dance by stepping on my dad’s feet, hangs upside down from a bulletin board. Each time I’m home, my mom asks me if I want to redecorate the space.
Margin Notes: Savor the Moment
By Rachael Allen Around this time last year, I made social plans for the first time in five months. Case numbers had gone down enough that my family felt comfortable venturing outside of our household. I traded my sweatpants for a sundress, packed extra masks and disinfectant wipes, and drove 15 minutes to meet my friend at the beach. Hours later, I returned home, sunburned and hungry but giddy to have spent time in person with her after so long.
The Disappearance of Mumma Dell
In partnership with the Commonwealth Writers, Granta publishes the regional winners of the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. Roland Watson-Grant’s ‘The Disappearance of Mumma Dell’ is the winning entry from the Caribbean. Well, it’s not like I didn’t know the rules concernin’ that particular avocado pear tree on the other side of the train tracks in River Gut.
Cult expert Steve Hassan is on a controversial crusade to prove that Trumpists are cult members.
Trump, Hassan argues, exhibits the personality traits and behaviors of a cult leader. Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images. Life Steve Hassan was once in a group widely regarded as a cult. He’s since spent decades working to rescue other cult members—but now some wonder if he’s gone too far. Steven Hassan arrived at the Capitol steps on a weekday morning, ready to kill.
Three poems
from Coronelles – Set 2 Then, BEAT neurotic sky, sore happy little friends. O, little lovers, mask to tweezer out the gutter sour, slipping liquid voices, shield its wrenching tenancy corrupted, faces in the stones its cacophony: A dusk: A beating: A feeling line, O, pretenders let’s go down shine on blast pretends itself a feeling. I brought a tongue to the meeting. Began to backslide again. Somewhere in the memory bank. The motion of a celebrant. I threw myself in the bin.
Affiliation
‘You discover during your very first lessons that the problem of singing better involves overcoming many other problems you had not ever imagined.’ A new story from Lydia Davis.
Two Poems
Reading the Canon A word parts like obedient water along the milky seam of its own destruction Fumbling into tonal valleys green with your delight I’m not there, scaling the memories of my own country word by jagged word Footfalls on the tongue’s unfamiliar stairs, like ambush Or worse?
Thousands of sea turtles in Texas can’t move because of the cold temperatures. Here’s what volunteers are doing.
Science They’re putting them in cars, kiddie pools, and a convention center. The sea turtles are placed in bins and kiddie pools to relax and chill as they warm up. Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by Reuters Marketplace/UK World Online Report. An unprecedented winter storm provoked massive disruption in Texas this week: Millions lost power, hundreds were displaced from homes, and Ted Cruz went to Cancún.
Who Deserves to Have Their Past Mistakes “Forgotten”? Newspapers Are Trying to Figure It Out.
Newspapers are trying to figure it out. Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by kurapy11/iStock/Getty Images Plus, PhotoMelon/iStock/Getty Images Plus, MicrovOne/iStock/Getty Images Plus, and klikk/iStock/Getty Images Plus. This article is part of the Free Speech Project, a collaboration between Future Tense and the Tech, Law, & Security Program at American University Washington College of Law that examines the ways technology is influencing how we think about speech.
Salmon Migration Videos Are a Cold Splash of Water for Your Pandemic Ennui
Downtime When COVID put my life on pause, I turned to nature’s most indefatigable creatures for inspiration. Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by eriktrampe/iStock/Getty Image Plus. Rabbit Holes is a recurring series in which writers pay homage to the diversity and ingenuity of the ways we procrastinate now. To pitch your personal rabbit hole, email humaninterest@slate.com. Most of the time, I feel lucky to grow up today. At 24, my grandmother was already a wife and a mother.
17 Delicious Recipes Served in Mason Jars
These recipes are yummy on their own, but in Mason jars, they're portable and totally party-perfect. 1 of 17 Mud Pie Oreos, coffee ice cream, hot fudge, more ice cream, whipped cream, and more Oreos. Need we say anything else? Get the recipe at The Lily Pad Cottage. This article originally appeared on RedbookMag.com. 2 of 17 Barbecue in a Jar Wondering what to bring to your friend's backyard bash?
Kim Janey, a Black woman, is set to make history as Boston mayor. ‘Her win is my win,’ these residents say.
Rachael Allen Jan. 19, 2021 Jan. 19, 2021 When Renata Caines’s mother asked if she wanted to open a cannabis shop in Boston, Caines was immediately on board. “A family business would truly make a difference for us,” said 31-year-old Caines.
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