Tag: humor

As a classics professor, Beard has spent her career pondering life in the ancient world. The central question of her latest book is: What on earth was it like to be there?

O’Farrell’s new novel is based on the story of her own great, great-grandfather, and tells the story of a father and son mapping 19th-century Ireland after the devastation of the Great Famine.

The Biden administration previously said doctors examined the president “days” following the debate, not in the moments after. The former first lady revealed more details in her new book.

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I think Cryson’s W.N.B.A. hatred is just a glitch, but what an annoying glitch!

With all that’s required to reach “dream destinations” these days, another option is to walk to your local public library instead — and pick up one of these new books out in June set across time and place.

Selvedge denim – a fabric made with heritage techniques – is having a moment. With inflation top of mind for many, discerning consumers are seeking out jeans that are built to last.

When his wife was battling cancer and ended up in the emergency room, Mike Lopes was worried she wouldn’t recognize anyone there. A nurse made sure there was at least one familiar face caring for her.

Historian Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor spent years researching the racial slur, but never revealed that her father was the legendary comic who used it profusely. Her new book is Something We Said.

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On this week’s Cineplexity, we explore what movies about immigrants teach us about life in America. What movies get the story right? What do they get wrong? And what stories are left untold?

Several artists, including country singer Martina McBride, have withdrawn from the Great American State Fair in Washington, D.C.

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