The Oxford Book of Footnotes
Shouts & Murmurs by Bruce McCall: The first use of a footnote has been traced to the year 1347, in an indecipherable Nordic handbook of cute sayings.
Emma Stone Grounds The Funny, Fidgety ‘Maniac’
Not everything works with Netflix’s offbeat comedy-drama weaving the story of a mad scientist with the dreams of two of his subjects. But lead Emma Stone and director Cary Fukunaga are in top form.
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Christine Blasey Ford Has Agreed To Testify On Thursday About Brett Kavanaugh’s Alleged Assault
The Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, who are all white men, have considered hiring a woman lawyer to question Ford.
‘Murphy Brown’ Returns For The Trump Age
After 20 years, Murphy Brown returns to the host chair. In the revival, Candice Bergen’s acerbic, pioneering news anchor goes up against her son, who works for a conservative cable news channel.
Sean McDermott Wonders If He Still Needs To Act Angry Even If Everyone Already Knows Bills Going To Lose
BUFFALO, NY—Watching his team fail miserably while attempting to convert yet another third down and long, Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott wondered Sunday if he still needed to act angry even though everyone already knew the Bills were going to lose. “I mean, everybody saw this coming, should I even bother…
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23 Book Jokes You’re Gonna Laugh At Even If You Haven’t Read In A While
“Ladies, you must never date anyone who hates libraries, has a portrait of himself that grows older while he stays young, or eats five dozen eggs and is the size of a barge.”
We Prioritize Boys’ Suffering At Girls’ Expense
Controversy over Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination has raised the question: Should 17-year-old boys be held responsible later in life for alleged sexual assault? That depends on whose pain we value most.
Secrets Of A Teenage WWII Spy In ‘Transcription’
The young protagonist of Kate Atkinson’s latest historical novel finds herself working for British intelligence during the war — and suddenly confronting that experience years later.
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