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![A Johns Hopkins University research team is asking for the public's help in mapping the specific areas of the brain that kick into high gear when we read a novel or buy movie tickets. A Johns Hopkins University research team is asking for the public's help in mapping the specific areas of the brain that kick into high gear when we read a novel or buy movie tickets.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/TBS-L-READINGBRAIN-06252024-P1.jpg?w=140)
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Hopkins researchers launch writing contest to learn about how the brain processes stories
A Johns Hopkins University research team is asking for the public's help in mapping the specific areas of the brain that kick into high gear when we read a novel...
![Willow Smith is the third member of her family to write a book. But instead of exploring her own psyche in a memoir, she penned a novel of historical fiction to explore the possibility that Viking warriors encountered African cultures. Willow Smith is the third member of her family to write a book. But instead of exploring her own psyche in a memoir, she penned a novel of historical fiction to explore the possibility that Viking warriors encountered African cultures.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/TBS-L-WILLOWSMITHP3.jpg?w=130)
Willow Smith, daughter of Jada and Will, becomes third author in her family
Willow Smith is the third member of her family to write a book. But instead of exploring her own psyche in a memoir, she penned a novel of historical fiction...
![Native American playwright Larissa FastHorse's revision of "Pete Pan" attempts to keep what is magical about the much-loved 1954 musical while stripping it of harmful racial stereotypes. Native American playwright Larissa FastHorse's revision of "Pete Pan" attempts to keep what is magical about the much-loved 1954 musical while stripping it of harmful racial stereotypes.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TBS-L-P1-PETERPAN.jpg?w=140)
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Updated ‘Peter Pan’ without Native American stereotypes launches national tour
Native American playwright Larissa FastHorse's revision of "Pete Pan" attempts to keep what is magical about the much-loved 1954 musical while stripping it of harmful racial stereotypes.
![Portraits of Tupac Shakur and Afeni Shakur. Portraits of Tupac Shakur and Afeni Shakur.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/3ZLY7GV2J5BMHJFDKAO7MVJFBQ.jpg?w=132)
‘Dear Mama,’ a TV miniseries about rapper Tupac and his mom, premieres Friday on Hulu
The five-part series features never-before-seen audio and video footage of Tupac and his mother, Afeni.
![Sophisticated black dresses, jumpsuits and romantic floral prints are in. Previously popular strapless, lace and fit-and-flare dresses are out. Sophisticated black dresses, jumpsuits and romantic floral prints are in. Previously popular strapless, lace and fit-and-flare dresses are out.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/QFTHRW5S5VCWXN27IH6FQMT7NA-1.jpg?w=128)
Something old, something new: bridal jumpsuits, black dresses and repurposed gowns are welcome at the wedding
Sophisticated black dresses, jumpsuits and romantic floral prints are in. Previously popular strapless, lace and fit-and-flare dresses are out.