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How a Thank-You Note Transformed Mara Brock Akil’s Career | ‘What No One Tells You’
For IndieWire's Future of Filmmaking, Mara Brock Akil explains the power of a thank-you note. — 'What No One Tells You' ...
Ten Takes on the Making of Netflix’s Epic Series ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’
Building Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s world in ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ took years and thousands of Colombians to recreate ...
A queer rent boy and a Filipina immigrant keep their California dreams alive in ‘Califas Trilogy’
L.A. is the backdrop for rising playwright Roger Q. Mason's 'Hide and Hide,' part of their 'Califas Trilogy' exploring the ...
Ed Helms Read ‘Moby-Dick’ on His Phone. On the New York Subway.
With one hand, while standing. It’s the kind of accomplishment that would never make it into his new book, “Snafu: The ...
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In 'Sleep,' mom tries to raise kids with vigilance, not fear
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Honor Jones about her debut novel, Sleep, and how the things people learn and endure in childhood affect how they parent.
Looking for mental health or wellness advice in a book? Check the author’s credentials first
The effectiveness of a self-help book depends largely on the quality of its content and how it is used by readers.
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What it takes for Black actors and actresses to be No. 1 in Hollywood
The person who usually gets the biggest role and the most money for a film is known as “No. 1 on the call sheet.” Black actors and actresses who’ve achieved that status are the focus of a new ...
3 Ways to Find Peace in an Anxious World
Music, for instance, can offer a real sense of peace, he added. So can visual art. Dr. Keltner recently tried a New York Times focus challenge, spending 10 minutes looking at van Gogh’s “Starry Night, ...
A novel of the great Gen X icon: The misanthropic retail employee
In “Service” by John Tottenham, a bookstore clerk struggles to write a novel that sounds a lot like “Service” by John ...
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Calculating the Costs of Call Center Systems
2. Leverage on-demand staffing. Tan says on-demand staffing is one of the most effective ways to reduce call center costs. With this model, you pay only for work performed and issues resolved, rather ...