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JPMorgan vs. comic publishers: Mississippi warehouse holding 8 million books at center of Diamond bankruptcy fight

A Mississippi warehouse holding 8 million-plus comic books from bankrupt distributor Diamond Comic Distributors is at the heart of a court fight between JPMorgan, which holds a $7 million unpaid claim, and publishers who placed product on consignment. The ruling could reshape consignment treatment in media bankruptcies.

NPR May 25, 2026 Culture

Anonymous Afghan cousins' photographs of life under Taliban rule on view at Brooklyn's Photoville Festival

Two anonymous Afghan cousins, working under the pseudonyms Mahnaz and Somayeh Ebrahimi, are exhibiting stark black-and-white photographs of life under Taliban rule at the Photoville Festival in Brooklyn. The images use the burka as both subject and visual instrument.

NPR May 25, 2026 Culture

Forthcoming book revisits WWII's 'biggest book giveaway in history'

A forthcoming book revisits the Armed Services Editions program, which distributed nearly 123 million pocket-sized paperbacks to U.S. troops between 1943 and 1947. The effort, billed as a counter to Nazi book burnings, mixed pulp fiction with literary classics.

NPR May 25, 2026 Culture