Tag: humor

In Five Weeks in the Country, author Francine Prose imagines a distressing, ill-timed visit to Charles Dickens’ home in 1857 — offering a memorable twist on the classic English country house drama.

Trump’s nominee for the Federal Reserve chair, Kevin Warsh, has dominated headlines for weeks. For some, his surname is a reminder of a disappearing accent in South Midland America.

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NPR’s Steve Inskeep asks WNBA star Napheesa Collier about the league’s new contract with the players and the state of women’s sports.

Five major publishing houses and the bestselling author are suing Meta and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg for allegedly training its Llama generative AI models on millions of copyrighted materials.

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Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw helped name two contested ideas in U.S. politics — intersectionality and critical race theory. Her memoir chronicles the personal and legal framework for her thinking.

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Two musicals are tied with 12 nominations each: a special-effects-crammed The Lost Boys, and the candy-colored satire Schmigadoon! The Pulitzer-winning Liberation was nominated for Best Play.

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Summer blockbuster season has begun — on the big screen and in bookstores. This month brings new titles from Douglas Stuart, Kathryn Stockett, Ali Smith, David Sedaris and many more.

I have no idea why my daughter doesn’t talk to me. I’ll stop “rewriting history” when she stops remembering her childhood wrong.

Krista Catwood wanted a fun way to exercise, so she started a mall-walking group whose unofficial costume was 1980s garb. The festive, all-ages event has exploded in popularity over the past year.

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What were the year’s highlights from this year’s Met Gala, and how did fashion’s biggest night come to be cosponsored by Jeff Bezos?