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1 month ago | 
prismreports.org | Costa B. Pappas
In New York City, street vendors are a critical, often overlooked part of the community who provide an essential service to millions of people. But in recent years, they’ve faced a growing challenge: harmful narratives that their work pollutes the city. A recent study found that there are over 23,000 street vendors in New York City, the majority of whom are mobile food vendors already negotiating complex regulations, long hours, and financial instability.
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Feb 27, 2025 | 
publishersweekly.com | Costa B. Pappas
Ashley Hope Pérez has long been a voice for young readers—first as a teacher, then as an author, and now as an advocate in the fight against book bans. The Texas-born, Ohio-based literary scholar is known for YA novels that bring to light the stories often missing from shelves, including What Can’t Wait and The Knife and the Butterfly.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
artsy.net | Costa B. Pappas
Blue laser beams shot through the evening sky, illuminating the reception dinner of “Forever Is Now,” a contemporary exhibition at the Pyramids of Giza. Here, VIP guests had gathered to watch the first screening of AI artworks at the historical monument. Behind the screen, the pyramids glowed—some parts radiant and others silhouetted like a crescent moon—with the Great Sphinx in the foreground, creating a fascinating contrast between the innovation of the past and the potential of the future.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Costa B. Pappas
At the Pyramids of Giza, Ancient Art and Cutting-Edge AI ConvergeBlue laser beams shot through the evening sky, illuminating the reception dinner of “Forever Is Now,” a contemporary exhibition at the Pyramids of …
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
publishersweekly.com | Costa B. Pappas
Beth Reekles wrote The Kissing Booth on the Wattpad site as a teenager, and based on its popularity there she was offered a publishing contract. Now she’s a bestselling YA author and her Kissing Booth book series has been turned into a hit Netflix show. Her latest novel, Love & Lattes, follows ambitious Annalise Sherwood, whose summer internship takes an unexpected turn when she accidentally kisses Lloyd, the charming son of the company’s CEO.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
bombmagazine.org | Costa B. Pappas |Tiana Reid
When it comes to queer coming-of-age stories, often the prose is intertwined with the juxtaposition of desire—a physical desire and an equal desire to keep one’s attraction a secret. But when I stumbled across the diary of Sean DeLear, I was instantly captivated by how a teenager’s voice could be so unclouded by fear, but rather celebrate the very desires and experiences that frighten even adults.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
publishersweekly.com | Costa B. Pappas |Robin Little
Robin Talley is the author of numerous YA titles from rom-coms to historical fiction, including The Love Curse of Melody McIntyre and Pulp. Her new novel, Everything Glittered, brings readers to the Prohibition days of Washington, D.C., as 17-year-old Gertrude and her two best friends uncover the murder of their headmaster. Talley contrasts the era’s glamorous parties with its seedy underbelly, setting the fast-paced narrative against the juxtaposition of nightlife celebration and secrecy.
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Jul 1, 2024 | 
artnews.com | Costa B. Pappas
Later this month, the Acropolis Museum and The Lemon Tree & Co. Athens-Riviera will host a unique exhibition, “A Tale of Two Cities.” The exhibition, the first half of which runs until July 16, spotlights millennia-old historical and cultural links between Athens and the Egyptian city of Alexandria, where the second half of the exhibition will be hosted at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and Graeco-Roman Museum in October.
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Jun 24, 2024 | 
prismreports.org | Costa B. Pappas
The landscape of HIV prevention has transformed over the years with the miraculous development of medications like preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) that can prevent HIV infection. HIV diagnosis once meant a death sentence, but today, people can live long and healthy lives. Some states are using legislation to make even more significant dents in HIV infection rates. This year, for example, California Gov.
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Aug 27, 2023 | 
nwreview.org | Costa B. Pappas
August 28, 2023In the fifth installment of Charles Cutters’ Mystery series that revolves around the Michigan attorney, Burr Lafayette, the flawed legal genius is undoubtedly a star in the courtroom, but his glow has started to diminish in light of his self-destructive habits. Without having read previous installments, the standalone story is a perfect start for readers venturing into Burr’s world of legal battles and vices. At the face of his newest battle is his client, Molly Fagan.
