8 Author-Owned Bookstores That Will Remind You Why You Love Reading
Today is the fifth annual Independent Bookstore Day — and these shops owned by authors like Judy Blume, Louise Erdrich, and more, are a great place to celebrate.
Why Hollywood Desperately Needs “Avengers: Endgame”
Fresh Air Weekend: Glenda Jackson; The Word ‘Socialism’; Baseball In 10 Pitches

Jackson is now playing King Lear on Broadway. Linguist Geoff Nunberg explains why “socialism” is no longer a scare word. And Tyler Kepner discusses his book K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches.
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Galaxy Fold review: For better or worse, Samsung’s new foldable phone is all about its screen – CNET
Unlike other phones, the Fold’s camera and battery life are the afterthoughts here.
The dead may outnumber the living on Facebook within 50 years
New analysis predicts the dead may outnumber the living on Facebook within 50 years, a trend that will have grave implications for how we treat our digital heritage in the future.
28 Versatile Products That’ll Make You Say, “What CAN’T This Do?”
This Graphic Novel Brings Gaiman’s ‘American Gods’ To Chilly Life

Artist Scott Hampton has a big job in this second volume of an ambitions, three-book adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods: Depict Gaiman’s deadly serious characters without making them quaint.
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Space Photos of the Week: Hubble Is Crabby Over Its Birthday
Plus, checkout the landslides, ice caps, and earthquakes on Mars.
MrSpeakers Ether 2 advances the art of headphone design – CNET
Lightweight and high-end headphones don’t usually go together — until now, with the MrSpeakers Ether 2.