With real-world worries looming large, some people are seeking optimism in their entertainment
Books, movies, television shows and other works that promote hope, community and kindness in the face of great challenges are riding a wave of popularity. With real-world worries looming large, some audiences are seeking optimism in their entertainment.
“I think it’s valuable to tell a dark story, but people want an alternative. They don’t want to look at a grim future and say, ‘That’s it, that’s an inevitability,’” said novelist Becky Chambers, whose book “Record of a Spaceborn Few” depicts acts of compassion after a tragic...
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Dow stages powerful, 365-point reversal, shaking off Boeing's stock woes
Read more »
Family helped woman saw off her hand to get $430,000 in insurance scam, say policeThe hand was retrieved and sowed back on the 21-year old from Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Read more »
Manafort's light sentence shines a light on US prison inequalityCory Booker, who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination, channeled Democrats' fury at the unexpectedly light sentence for Paul Manafort, which the senator from New Jersey learned of the day he released a new sentencing plan and as he was just about to appear on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.'
Read more »
40 Pet Glow-Ups That Show The Progression From Smol Bean To H*CKIN' LORG FLOOF40 Grown-Up Pets That Are Still Just As Adorable, Only Now They're LORGER
Read more »
JPMorgan merges commercial banking groups for fast-growing start-upsJPMorgan Chase & Co said on Monday it is combining its middle-market technology ...
Read more »
Review | Four new books to inspire young readersThree biographies and a novel highlight overcoming barriers to success
Read more »
Decline in readers, ads leads hundreds of newspapers to foldAs local journalism fades, many Americans no longer have someone watching over their city council, chronicling the soccer exploits of their children or reporting on the kindly neighbor who died of cancer. SunshineWeek
Read more »