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Miki Lowe A poem by Robert Frost, published in The Atlantic in 1941 By Robert Frost Photo illustrations by Miki Lowe Robert Frost is commonly thought of as a “nature poet”—a simple chronicler of stoic New England beauty. Quotes from “Stopping By the Woods on a Snowy Evening” and “The …

Camille Cosby’s first appearance since her husband’s release from prison has people asking questions about the state of their marriage. Bill Cosby’s wife of 30 years was photographed in New York City on Friday (July 16) without her wedding ring. Friday’s spotting was the first time Camille, 77, was seen …

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced last Friday she will create an office of violence reduction to develop and implement strategies to make a safer city. Bottoms made the announcement at City Hall, sharing recommendations that were submitted by the Anti-Violence Advisory Council she convened in May according to the …

Photo: Christian Petersen (Getty Images) Watching the Phoenix Suns and the Milwaukee Bucks play in the best of seven series can teach you a lot about life. For one, age is an illusion. Suns center Deandre Ayton shouldn’t be playing this well as a 53-year-old man in his 23rd year …

A scene midway through Hacks finds the show’s protagonists, Deborah and Ava, in bed together—but not in bed together. The two comedians, one in her 70s and the other in her 20s, are chatting on the phone late one evening, Ava from her Las Vegas hotel room and Deborah from …

A TMZ Celebrity Tour bus driver was fired on Saturday (July 17) after he was recorded on video calling someone the N-Word, TMZ reported. The online tabloid news outlet said the driver worked for Exclusive Livery Service, which owns the bus that TMZ leases. No passengers were on the bus …

In Arkansas, a local rapper dropped a music video that expressed his fears of going outside and playing with his friends. Four-year-old Kashmania, whose real name is Kash Coullier, is not one’s typical recording artist. He is a legitimate rapper with a social following of more than 15,000 on Instagram, …

Camille Cosby’s first appearance since her husband’s release from prison has people asking questions about the state of their marriage. Bill Cosby’s wife of 30 years was photographed in New York City on Friday (July 16) without her wedding ring. Friday’s spotting was the first time Camille, 77, was seen …

Photo: Cameron Spencer (Getty Images) Tennis phenom Coco Gauff announced Sunday that she is withdrawing from competition at the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19. Gauff, 17, broke the news in a brief statement posted on Twitter–where she also wished the rest of Team USA and her fellow Olympians …

A TMZ Celebrity Tour bus driver was fired on Saturday (July 17) after he was recorded on video calling someone the N-Word, TMZ reported. The online tabloid news outlet said the driver worked for Exclusive Livery Service, which owns the bus that TMZ leases. No passengers were on the bus …