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The Most Popular High School Plays And Musicals - NPR The Most Popular High School Plays And Musicals - NPR New Documentary Focuses on Ursula K. Le Guin - The Wall Street Journal Slow Growth is Underrated, and Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Worry About Falling Behind - Thrive Global The Most Popular High School Plays And Musicals - NPR Posted: 31 Jul 2019 05:30 AM PDT NPR Ed published the first-ever database of the most popular high school plays and musicals in the U.S. in July 2015. Today, the 2019 numbers are out, so we've updated our original story. LA Johnson/NPR LA Johnson/NPR Annie is out and Mamma Mia! is in, according to the new high school theater rankings from the Educational Theatre Association. The top spot for musicals went to The Addams Family, a show that's been hanging around the top 10 list for the last decade. Mamma Mia! was the second most-popular, making its first a...

50 Must-Reads from Iowa City: A City of Literature - Book Riot 50 Must-Reads from Iowa City: A City of Literature - Book Riot Posted: 09 Jul 2019 12:00 AM PDT As a resident Iowa-based Book Rioter, I'm very proud of Iowa City's UNESCO City of Literature designation. There are only 28 "cities of literature" in the world, and just two in the United States : Iowa City (established in 2008) and Seattle (established in 2017). These designations are earned by having a diverse publishing industry, exceptional educational programming and literary events, spaces which preserve and promote literature, and media outlets that supports readers and reading. In Iowa City, the University of Iowa Writers Workshop is famous for its creative writing program. Since its founding in 1936, the program has been home to thousands of remarkable writers, instructors, and lecturers. Today I'm featuring 50 must-reads from writers who spent time...