In January, 22-year-old poet Amanda Gorman stole the show at the inauguration of President Joe Biden when she read “The Hill We Climb,” a rousing poem that launched her from literary renown to national superstardom. Tonight, she became the first poet ever to appear at the Super Bowl, reading a new poem written for the…
SAM McNEIL, Associated PressFeb. 10, 2021Updated: Feb. 10, 2021 10:22 a.m. 1of5In this undated photo released by the China National Space Administration, a view of the planet Mars is captured by China’s Tianwen-1 Mars probe from a distance of 2.2 million kilometers (1.37 million miles). A Chinese spacecraft appears poised to enter orbit around Mars on Wednesday,…
This is the second article in a three-part series exploring the meaning of home in modern China. It is being published to coincide with the Spring Festival, when millions of people across the country return to their hometowns to celebrate the holiday. Read the first article here.In 1985, when Muge was 6 years old, his…
Former Secretary of State George Shultz died over the weekend at age 100. He received many accolades for being one of the last sane Republicans. Shultz was from the Eisenhower era of Republican politics, which was not as obsessively ideological as today’s. Nevertheless, Schultz was responsible for radicalizing the Republican Party in one important way:…
Amanda Gorman moved me deeply, as she did many others, with her inaugural poem “The Hill We Climb.” When I found out that she was nurtured at least partly by the Los Angeles Public Library, whose books I have often borrowed as a fellow Angeleno, I tweeted that “Public libraries and young poets make America…