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Book Review: Carol LaHines' chilling novel chronicles a jilted woman’s descent into madness
Houston Chronicle· 1 day agoIt’s no accident that the narrator of Carol LaHines’s second novel, “The Vixen Amber Halloway,” is a literature professor named Ophelia. When we first meet LaHines’s Ophelia, she is being interviewed ...
Often-cited 'Gender Queer,' 'All Boys Aren't Blue' for book ban were seldom in Iowa schools
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoThe book includes depictions of sexual activity, masturbation and sexual fantasy on the part of the...
Having Trouble Meditating? A Mantra Can Help
Verywell Mind via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoLearn the best ways to use a mantra Daniel de la Hoz / Getty Images Reviewed by Steven Gans, MDReviewed by Steven Gans, MD A mantra is the continuous......
Book Review: Glamour and tragedy intertwine in Griffin Dunne’s memoir ‘The Friday Afternoon Club’
San Francisco Chronicle· 1 day agoActor and producer Griffin Dunne grew up in New York and Los Angeles with the glitterati all around. Growing up in the 1960s and early 1970s, he attended seemingly endless parties with Sean Connery, Warren Beatty and many others, even Judy Garland.
‘Presumed Innocent’ Review: Jake Gyllenhaal, Prime Suspect
The Wall Street Journal· 49 minutes agoThe actor stars in an Apple TV+ adaptation of Scott Turow’s legal thriller from creator David E....
‘Wide Awake’ Review: On the March for Lincoln
The Wall Street Journal· 4 hours agoThe nation is so divided that the two sides can’t meaningfully talk politics with each other. A crucial presidential election looms. Many say that...
FBISD Trustees Discuss Putting Superintendent in Charge Of Book Reviews
Houston Press· 5 days agoFort Bend ISD trustees convened Wednesday night to weigh potential alterations to the district’s ...
Book Review: Katie Ledecky dishes on what makes an Olympic legend in ‘Just Add Water'
Associated Press· 1 day agoThis is the story that forms the basis of Ledecky’s memoir, “Just Add Water: My Swimming Life.” Fifteen years old and in London, Ledecky became the youngest athlete ever to win the women’s 800-meter freestyle at the Olympics.
Review: ‘Trolls of Wall Street’ is a smart, unsettling take on investing in the social media age
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 12 hours agoNathaniel Popper’s new book offers an unprecedented view into new forces on Reddit and elsewhere...
‘Impractical perhaps even impossible’: Williamson County School Board tries to balance 1st Amendment...
WKRN articles via Yahoo News· 23 hours ago“The problem is there’s been in the statute, an absolute ban on anything that contains descriptions...
