Search results
Five Best: Books on World War I
The Wall Street Journal· 3 days agoFrom the moment Lawrence arrives in Jeddah and “the heat of Arabia came out like a drawn sword and smote us speechless,” to thebook’s sad and violent...
How a Gen Xer went from declaring bankruptcy at 30 to being on track to retire early in her 50s
Business Insider via Yahoo Finance· 7 hours ago"I honestly spent most of my life not caring about money unless I had an emergency expense and I...
Is this the worst novel ever written about the Troubles?
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoI’m beginning to worry that the strong “Irish literature” brand may have unwelcome side-effects. One...
Celebrities' real names revealed: From Meg Ryan to Whoopi Goldberg
Entertainment Weekly via Yahoo News· 2 days ago"It was bold, and I knew people would be like, 'He'd better be good if he's going to call himself...
Howard Blatt, stroke survivor who co-founded an aphasia support group, died at 88
WLRN Miami· 4 days agoIn 1983, Howard Blatt was a middle-aged married father working as an electrical engineer at MIT when...
A Hot, Fraught Cape Cod Family Drama
New York Times· 5 days agoIn her new novel, “Sandwich,” Catherine Newman explores the aches and joys of midlife via one family’s summer week at the beach. Cathi Hanauer is the...
Diane Oliver’s Fiction From Both Sides of the Color Line
The Nation· 6 days agoHow do you make art about racism? Neighbors, then, is that troublesome artifact: an artist’s...
Which of These Girls’ Trips Is the Most Fun?
The Cut· 3 days agoIt’s 2024, and all throughout Hollywood, women of a certain age are either having sex with pop stars or going on vacation. According to movie execs, the...
My Parents' Obsession With Purity Nearly Ruined Us. Years Later, I Found Their Secret In A Box Of...
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 6 days agoAnd I imagine if someone asked Mitch about it, he wouldn’t be able to recall it. But I do think of...
Father’s Day and Flag Day
San Mateo Daily Journal· 6 days agoMy father died decades ago at the age of 75. He was in relatively good health. His mind was excellent. He was mobile.