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Sometimes, the right book shows up just at the right time. Our book critic encountered two such books this week: Water, Water, by Billy Collins, and The Dog Who Followed the Moon, by James Norbury.

Our alert system automatically blares a train horn if the vehicle ahead of you fails to speed off within 0.28 seconds of the traffic light turning green. That’ll keep traffic moving!

Become an A.I. operator. The work is dull, but you’ll make enough money for rations and to live in a pipe in Williamsburg with twenty other people.

With wars raging around the world and high tariffs looming, Economist editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes says Trump’s agenda may be chaotic — but she remains optimistic about possible good elements.

The Nintendo Music app lets you listen to dozens of hours of music from games like Mario, Zelda and Donkey Kong.

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Emilia Pérez is Netflix’s new divisive musical about a Mexican cartel boss who disappears from the criminal underworld to create a new life as a woman. But when her love for her kids proves overpowering, she ingratiates herself back into their lives, posing as a distant relative. The movie stars Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña, and Selena Gomez.

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The Academy Award-winning actor said on the Australian version of the Today show that he has a few more roles left before he withdraws from the acting world.

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Ann Patchett answers a question from the Wild Card deck and discusses how her feelings about God and her Catholic faith have changed over the years.

One small Ohio town designed a butterfly garden as a symbol of recovery for former flood land and for people who have struggled with addiction.

Journalist Annie Lowrey has a rare disease that causes a near-constant itch that doesn’t respond to most treatments. She likens the itchiness to a car alarm: “You can’t stop thinking about it.”

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