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A biography of actor Keith Stanfield is presented. He was born on August 12, 1991 in California and played variety of different characters in films including "Selma," "Straight Outta Compton," and "Get Out." Information about the childhood and family life and the development of Stanfield's career is offered.

A biography of writer and composer Justin Hurwitz is presented. He was born circa 1985 and created contemporary music on films including "La La Land," "Whiplash," and "Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench." An overview of the childhood years of Hurwitz in California, music education at Harvard University, and achievements in his career is offered.

A biography of film director Luca Guadagnino is presented. Topics discussed include his birth in 1971 in Palermo, Italy; his films "Call Me by Your Name," "A Bigger Splash," and "I Am Love" and using rich color and color of detail in his films; and studied literature at the University of Palermo and release of his film "Call Me by Your Name."

A biography of author Adam Gidwitz is presented. Topics discussed include his birth in February 14, 1982; his books "A Tale Dark and Grimm," "In a Glass Grimmly" and "The Grimm Conclusion;" and living in New York City with wife Lauren Mancia. It mentions his other books such as "The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, the Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog."

A biography of U.S. journalist Kathryn Schulz is presented. Born in the small town of Shaker Heights, Ohio, Schulz attended Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. She became a reporter for the Chilean English-language newspaper "Santiago Times" after graduating from the university in 1996. She published her first book titled "Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error" in 2010. Schulz became a staff writer at the periodical "The New Yorker" in 2015.

A biography of Vietnamese author Viet Thanh Nguyen is presented. Born in Ban Me Thuot on March 13, 1971, Nguyen migrated to the U.S. as refugees with his family in 1975. He obtained undergraduate degrees in English and ethnic studies from the University of California in Berkeley. He had been writing short stories for journals and magazines. He received the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for fiction for his debut novel "The Sympathizer."

A biography of film director Damien Chazelle is presented. Born on January 19, 1985, in Providence, Rhode Island, Chazelle showed interest in making movies when he was three years old. He studied filmmaking at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His debut film "Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench" was shown in film festivals in 2009. He released his second movie "Whiplash" in 2014 and his third work "La La Land" in 2016 that earned him the Oscar award for best director.

A biography of Maggie Nelson, a writer is presented. Nelson was born in 1973 raised in Marin Country, California and attended the Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. Shen then ventured into attend writing classes taught by writer Annie Dillard and worked with various bartending and restaurant jobs, while continuing her interest in attending poetry workshops. It then featured her critically acclaimed work titled "The Agronauts."

A biography of singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson is presented. He was born on June 8, 1978 in Jackson, Kentucky. She attended high school in Versailles. He is married and have one son, and he have battled alcoholism. Some of his music includes "High Top Mountain," "Old King Coal," and "Metamodern Sounds in Country Music." He finds inspiration in rock singers such as Van Morrison, Joe Cocker, and Kurt Cobain.

A biography of singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes is presented. He was born on August 8, 1998 and raised in Pickering, Ontario. He attended Pine Ridge Secondary School in Pickering. He did minicovers of hit songs mostly pop and R&B, including Sam Smith's "Stay with Me"; Ed Sheeran's "Don't," "Sing," and "Give Me Love". Some of his music are "Handwritten," "Something Big," and "Stitches.

The article presents a biography of author Madeleine Thien. It discusses several short stories and novels written by Thien including Do Not Say We Have Nothing, Certainty, and Dogs at the Perimeter. She was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1974. It also mentions her early life and education.

A biography of singer, and songwriter Nicky Jam. Topics discussed include his birth on March 17, 1981, in Boston, Massachusetts; his first album release, Distinto a Los Demás in 1994; and challenges faced by him in rapping on various mixtapes and his appearances on disc jockey Playero's mixtapes and his hit albums "Guayando," and "En La Cama."

A biography of actor Alex Sharp is presented. Topics discussed include his birth on February 2,1989, in London, England to a teacher mother and real estate businessmen father, his education on drama from Juilliard School in New York City, his central role in the play "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" in 2014, Drama Desk Award and Theatre World Award received by him for his acting in theatre and his romantic relationship with actor Wallis Currie-Wood.

A biography of journalist Rukmini Callimachi is presented. Topics discussed include her birth on June 25, 1973 in Bucharest, Romania, at the time when Romania was a totalitarian state, her education from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire and University of Oxford in Great Britain, first Pulitzer Prize nomination earned by as a West Africa correspondent and her reporting on Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

A biography of actress Jessie Mueller is presented. She was born on February 20, 1983 in Evanston, Illinois and attended the Evanston Township High School. She made her Broadway debut in the musical comedy "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever". She received the Tony Award and Drama Desk Award, for her performance. She is involved with actor and writer Andy Truschinski.

A biography of musician Mac DeMarco is presented. He was born on April 30, 1990 in Duncan, British Columbia, Canada, and grew up in Alberta. He was assigned to teach at a nearby high school, where he helped students make music with computer software, and later he released the album "Heat Wave!" under the band name Makeout Videotape. He later released albums like "Rock and Roll Night Club," and "Salad Days." DeMarco lives in the New York City.

A biography of actor Kate McKinnon is presented. She was born on January 6, 1984 Sea Cliff , New York, and majored in theater at Columbia University. She performed in the "Varsity Show," at Columbia University for several years. She worked in the television show "The Big Gay Sketch Show," related to LGBT people. She joined the comedy group Upright Citizens Brigade, and made debut on the TV show "Saturday Night Live" and worked in the film "Ghostbusters."

A biography of comedian Abbi Jacobson is presented. She was born on February 1, 1984, and grew up in Wayne, Pennsylvania. She studied general fine arts at the Maryland Institute College of Art, in Baltimore, and later enrolled at the Atlantic Theater Company. She then joined the performing arts institute Upright Citizens Brigade. She introduced the web series Web series titled "Broad City" in partnership with actress Ilana Glazer. She lives in the New York City.

A biography of Han Kang, author of the book "The Vegetarian," which has won the 2016 man Booker prize, is presented. She was born in in 1970 in Gwangju, South Korea, and studied contemporary Korean literature at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea. She won Korean Novel Award for her novella "Ah ki bu chuh." Her book "The Vegetarian," translated to English from Korean, and her second book "Human Acts" was also translated into English.

A biography of Irish filmmaker Lenny Abrahamson is presented. He was born on November 30, 1966, in Dublin, Ireland and studied theoretical physics at Trinity College Dublin. He then moved to the U.S. to pursue his doctorate degree in philosophy at Stanford University in California. His directorial films include "Adam & Paul," "Garage," and "What Richard Did."

A biography of a film composer Carter Burwell is presented which includes information on his family, education and accomplishments. Topics discussed include her birth on November 18, 1954; his graduation from the Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts and his work in various films directed by the Coen brothers including Fargo, Big Lebow and No Country for Old Men. It also informs about his marriage with artist Christine Sciulli.

A biography is presented of musician Kevin Parker. He was born on January 20, 1986 in Sydney, Australia and attended a private Catholic high school. He formed psychedelic rock band Tame Impala with fellow musicians and released the extended play "Tame Impala." He released some albums with the Tame Impala band including "Innerspeaker," "Lonerism" and "Currents." It mentions that Parker is dating Australian actress Sophie Lawrence.

A biography is presented of campaign manager Robby Mook. He was born on December 3, 1979 in Sharon, Vermont and attended Columbia University. Mook initially served as deputy field director for presidential primary campaign of Howard Dean, Governor of Vermont, in New Hampshire and became the political director for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. He also worked with presidential campaign for Democrat Hillary Clinton in her nomination for the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

A biography of musician Rhiannon Giddens is presented. She was born in 1977 to a white father and an African American mother and was raised in Piedmont, North Carolina. She turned down a full scholarship from Carnegie Mellon University and instead attended Oberlin College and Conservatory in Ohio to study opera singing. She co-founded the African American string band Carolina Chocolate Drops after she met guitarist Dom Flemons and fiddle player Justin Robinson at the Black Banjo Gathering.

A biography of actress Teyonah Parris is presented. Parris was born around 1987 in Hopkins, South Carolina. For two years she attended Lower Richland High School in Columbia, South Carolina, after which she auditioned for, and got into, the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities. After graduating from Juilliard's acting school she appeared in the Broadway play "A Free Man of Color". In 2014, she costarred in the thought-provoking satirical film "Dear White People".

A biography of singer Kimberly Michelle Pate is presented. She was born on March 4, 1982 in Memphis, Tennessee and studied from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. Pate signed the record label at Jive Records in 2009 and put out singles "Self Made" and "Fakin' It." Her several released music albums such as "Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart?" are discussed.

A biography of civil rights activist and legal scholar Michelle Lorén Alexander is presented. Topics discussed include Alexander was born on October 7, 1967, her childhood was shaped by racial discrimination, despite her family being financial insecure she performed well in studies and got admission in Vanderbilt University, and she is well known for her book "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness" on race, drug war and prison system.

A biography of geneticist and professor Pardis Sabeti, one of the top scientists in the U.S. researching infectious diseases, is presented. She was born on December 25, 1975 in Tehran, Iran and studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Oxford University and Harvard University. It discusses some of her projects and gene research.

A biography of political consultant and pollster Frank Luntz is presented. He was born in 1962 and raised in West Hartford, Connecticut and studied at the University of Oxford. Luntz taught classes at the University of Pennsylvania, George Washington University and Harvard University. Currently, he is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Luntz Global, which performs polling, consulting, crisis management, advertising creation, and product development.

A biography of singer and songwriter Isaac Brock, the founder of the indie rock band Modest Mouse, is presented. He was born on July 9, 1975, in Helena, Montana. It discusses his career in music, recording some songs with his first music "The Shed," playing guitar, developing the Dial-A-Song project, and founding the Modest Mouse.

The article presents a biography of author and illustrator Anya Ulinich. Ulinich was born in 1973 in Moscow, Russia, and her father worked as a bureaucrat in the mining industry and her mother was a museum administrator. She started out as an artist, then became a writer, and eventually became a highly regarded graphic novelist. Her second novel, "Lena Finkle's Magic Barrel: A Graphic Novel," leaned heavily on autobiography for much of its material.

The article presents a biography of social psychologist Jennifer Eberhardt. Born in 1965, the MacArthur Fellowship "genius grant" recipient has been studying the way white people associate African Americans with crime. One of her study claims that a black man who looks more "stereotypically black" and has been convicted of murdering a white victim is more likely to get the death penalty than a black man with less such features.

A biography for Toro y Moi, musician is presented. It mentions that mixes a variety of musical styles and approaches. It mentions that before the release of his first album, "Causers of This," he talk of the indie music world because of his single music "Blessa." It offers information on his other albums with chilhood experience.

A biography of Tavi Gevinson, founder of "Rookie" magazine, is presented. She was born on April 21, 1996 in Chicago, Illinois; raised by her parents Steve Gevinson and Berit Engen; and began a fashion blog called Style Rookie. She made her debut in the theatre production "This Is Our Youth." She edited and managed a successful fashion magazine and known for her online presence.

A biography of violist Kim Kashkashian is presented. She was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1952; began her studies with violist Ara Zerounian; and then studied viola at Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, Michigan. She began her career by playing chamber music and entered into various music competitions. She is known for making musical compositions for instruments and received a Grammy Award for her album"Kurtág and Ligeti: Music for Viola"

A biography of Anat Admati, award-winning economist, is presented. She was born in Israel, studied at Hebrew University in Jerusalem and received her Doctor of philosophy degree (PhD) in operations research and management science. She carried her work as an assistant professor at Stanford University's graduate school of business. She wrote a book "The Bankers' New Clothes: What's Wrong with Banking and What to Do about It".

A biography for Claudina Rankine, poet is presented. It mentions that she was raised in Jamaica and educated in the U.S. It mentions that she has complicated topics including race and identity in her poetry. It mentions that she won the 2014 National Book Critics Circle Award in poetry. It mentions that her work has been published in various journals.

A biogrraphy of documentarian and film director Joshua Oppenheimer who won several recognitions with his genre-defying documentary film "The Act of Killing," is presented. It mentions that Oppenheimer was born in Austin, Texas on September 23, 1974 and was raised in a "politically charged family." It adds that the film "The Act of Killing" was nominated for an Oscar award and at the British Academy of Film and Television Awards.

A biography of musician and author John Darnielle, who was born in Bloomington, Indiana on March 16, 1967, is presented. Topics discussed include the praise received by Darnielle for his album "Tallahassee," his work as a psychiatric-nurse technician at the Norwalk, California-based Metropolitan State Hospital, and the focus of the lyrics in his album "Get Lonely" on sadness and solitude.

A biography of singer Elly Jackson better known under her stage name La Roux, is presented. She was born on March 8, 1988 in London, England. She won a Grammy Award for her first album "La Roux" which was released in 2009. She also produced her hit singles such as "In for the Kill" and "Bulletproof."

Biographies of comedy duo Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele are presented. Key was born in 1971 in Michigan while Peele was born in 1979 in New York City. Key and Peele both had a desire to make a career into acting and ultimately into comedy. Peele perfected his performing skills at theater ImprovOlympic and comedy club theater Second City in Chicago, Illinois and Key started out at Second City theater in Detroit, Michigan and then also moved to Second City in Chicago.

A biography of Sam Kass, chef and health advocate, is presented. He was born in year 1980. He also became a personal chef as well as a friend and nutrition adviser to the U.S. President Barack Obama's family in 2005. He is an active advocate promoting healthy eating and criticizing diets rich in fats, salt, preservatives, processed. He also went to Austria to study cooking under chef Christian Domschitz.

A biography of British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran is presented. He was born in Halifax in West Yorkshire, England on February 17, 1991. Among his albums were "The Orange Room," "Songs I Wrote With Amy," and "Loose Change." It adds that his music career was having a negative impact on his studies and his attendance to high school.

A biography of novelist and writer Dinaw Mengestu who was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on June 30, 1978 is presented. Topics discussed include the success of Mengestu to be included in the 20 under 40 list of talented writers to watch from the journal "New Yorker" in 2010, the fellowship received by Mengestu from the MacArthur Foundation in 2012, and the learning of Mengestu about the culture and politics of the republic at the age of 14.

A biography of Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, is presented. He was born in 1968 in Ferozepur, India and studied government at Harvard University. During his tenure as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, his accomplishments included tracking down a cybercrime.

A biography of Jeremy Scahill, editor of the online publication "The Intercept," is presented. He was born in 1974 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and studied at the Wauwatosa East High School in Wisconsin. He then enrolled at the University of Wisconsin?Madison for his further studies and participated in several non-violence activism acts. During his tenure, he wrote the book "Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army" and "Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield."

A biography of Alexis Ohanian, an Internet entrepreneur and activist, is presented. He born on April 24, 1983 and raised in Columbia, Maryland. He was video-game enthusiast and created many websites for it. During his tenure, he co-founded the social news website Reddit, started social enterprise Breadpig and helped in launch travel search website Hipmunk. He became a partner at Y Combinator in June 2014 and joined Reddit as its chairman.

A biography of mathematician Maxim Kontsevich is presented. He born on August 25, 1964 in Khimki, Russia and studied at the Moscow State University. In his early career, he worked as a professor at Institute des Hautes Études Scientifiques (IHES), France and then he became a researcher at the Institute for Information Transmission Problems in Moscow. He conducted many research including those on invariants, quantum cohomology and Feynman diagrams, and also won many awards for that.

A biography of surgeon and health care commentator Martin Makary is presented. Topics discussed include his educational qualification from the Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, and Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, his book "Unaccountable: What Hospitals Won't Tell You and How Transparency Can Revolutionize Health Care" and Makary's research interests and expertise.

A biography of Bobby Holland Hanton, a stunt performer in Hollywood, American film industry, is presented. Hanton was born in 1984 and he was raised in Portsmouth, England where he started taking gymnastics classes and later played semiprofessional soccer for Hampshire, England-based football club Fareham Town. He worked as a stuntman in the film "Quantum of Solace" starring English actor Daniel Craig.