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Could Dean Withers Be One of the Democrats’ TikTok Bro Whisperers?

Dean Withers argues online with right-wing stars like Charlie Kirk and Ben Shapiro. His goal? To reach their young, male followers.

By Callie Holtermann

Audio Recordings, Downloads and Streaming Content Type: Personal Profile de Jong, Paul (Musician) Music The Books

Old Voice Mails? Instructional VHS Tapes? They’re Music to His Ears.

Paul de Jong makes collaged songs out of obscurities he collects in his Mall of Found: a library of low-budget, homespun and dated pieces of spoken-word media.

By Tristan Geary

Books and Literature Content Type: Personal Profile Gershwin, George Gershwin, Ira Ira Gershwin: A Life in Words (Book) Music Owen, Michael Theater

Book Review: ‘Ira Gershwin: A Life in Words,’ by Michael Owen

In “Ira Gershwin: A Life in Words,” Michael Owen offers a sympathetic portrait of the lyricist, overshadowed in a life that had him tending the legacy of his younger sibling George.

By Alexandra Jacobs

Art Content Type: Personal Profile Disabilities Down Syndrome Graduate Schools and Students Museums Photography Pratt Institute Sculpture White Columns (Manhattan, NY)

An Artist Who Has Something in Common With Her Subjects

Rachel Handlin is possibly the first person with Down syndrome to receive an M.F.A., and one of just a few to hold a bachelor’s. Her first solo show features her portraits of others like her.

By Kate Dwyer