“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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‘Night Moves’ Captures Fleeting Moments In Chicago — And Life
Jessica Hopper’s memoir oscillates between charting a story of gentrification, a young woman’s love affair with Chicago, and the types of friendships that represent the texture of a city.
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‘Unclaimed Baggage’ Is The Quintessential Southern Novel For Teens
Jen Doll’s new novel follows a group of misfit kids working at Alabama’s legendary Unclaimed Baggage store, a place where all kinds of lost things (and people, and one purple leopard suitcase) end up.
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New Book: Vaccines Have Always Had Haters
That’s one of the themes in the new book ‘Between Hope and Fear: A History of Vaccines and Human Immunity.’
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Affordable Studio Apartments in New York
In a humor piece, Pia Mileaf-Patel illustrates some affordable studio apartments in New York City.
Christine Blasey Ford Says She Will Testify About Brett Kavanaugh Allegedly Sexually Assaulting Her
After a week of tense negotiations, Christine Blasey Ford says she will share her “first-hand knowledge” about Brett Kavanaugh with the Senate Judiciary Committee.
How The Myers-Briggs Personality Test Began In A Mother’s Living Room Lab
“The language of type can be immensely clarifying,” says author Merve Emre. In The Personality Brokers she describes how a mother-daughter duo started a multi-million dollar “people sorting” industry.
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