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Monique and Derek are the breakout stars of 'Love After Lockup.' Their relationship however confuses some viewers because they question if Monique is insecure dating a man like Derek.
Published on March 4, 2023 3 min read Love After Lockup fans are constantly discussing Derek and Monique. Since his release from federal prison, the former pen pals have been chronicling their love on the show. Viewers have questioned Derek’s motives for being with Monique. Read More...
The best advice I ever got about reading came from the critic and scholar Louis Menand. Back in 2005, I spent six months in Boston and, for the fun of it, sat in on a lit seminar he was teaching at Harvard. The week we were to read Gertrude Stein’s notoriously challenging Tender Buttons, one student raised her hand and asked—bravely, I thought—if Menand had any advice about how best to approach it. Read More...
Friends, collaborators, and admirers on the life and legacy of a “machete-cutting truth teller.” Photo: Rob Verhorst/Redferns When Sinéad O’Connor died on July 26 of natural causes, an outpouring of love and regret flooded social media over the loss of a massive talent and truth teller. For an artist who primarily regarded herself as a protest singer, pop stardom was never a cozy fit for O’Connor, especially in the early ’90s, when her actions were construed as agitprop or merely baffling. Read More...
