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Learning to Breathe: On Gabby Rivera’s “Juliet Takes a Breath”

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A queer Puerto Rican girl from the Bronx has a summer fling in Gabby Rivera’s “Juliet Takes a Breath.”

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Emily Hodgson Anderson

Emily Hodgson Anderson on the promises and perils of reading aloud.

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The Trouble with “Adam”

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The teen film “Adam” turns complex issues of trans visibility into a vacuous sex farce.

The End of Oz: Reflections on the Centenary of L. Frank Baum’s Death

The End of Oz: Reflections on the Centenary of L. Frank Baum’s Death

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Scott Bradfield on the pleasures and perils of the “Oz” series.

“Goodnight Moon,” Almost 75 Years Later

“Goodnight Moon,” Almost 75 Years Later

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Brian Goedde revisits the children’s classic “Goodnight Moon.”

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