And that requires swallowing our pride here, right? Like we actually need to learn from China, even though US politicians don’t want to admit that. Yes. I think that we should all swallow pride. My personal philosophy is that if anyone wants to serve me shit, my answer is always going to be: “Please sir,…
Library e-book and audiobook app Libby is adding AI, much to the disappointment of some readers and librarians, who would prefer not to have AI inserted into their favorite apps. The new feature, “Inspire Me,” allows users to get book recommendations by using prompts or from their previously saved titles in Libby. To use the…
Columbus, Ohio — After the death in July of their father, Dan Pelzer, at the age of 92, John and Marci Pelzer discovered something extraordinary in his things — a very long list of every book he had ever read. Dan, a social worker from Columbus, Ohio, was in the Peace Corps when he started…
Last Updated:August 21, 2025, 13:01 IST Here is a list of 5 books you must read, with an introduction and five tightly crafted paragraphs that blend memoir, clinical perspectives, and practical frameworks Mental health books: The best ones make space for feeling, for messy survival, for finding a way to keep living anyway Mental-health books…
By RUTH WALKER, U.S. BOOKS EDITOR There are several, awkward silences during my phone conversation with Traver Boehm. More than once, I’m about to ask if he’s still on the line, convinced the unreliable signal he’d warned me about has cut us off, only to be alerted to his presence by a deep intake of…
A library book that was checked out in July 1943 was finally returned to the San Antonio Public Library, nearly 82 years late. The book, “Your Child, His Family, and Friends” by Frances Bruce Strain, was due 28 days after it was checked out, the library said. When it was returned in June, it came…
“I’m not a big nostalgia person, because I think it’s a waste of time,” says the renowned photographer Pamela Hanson—whose 40-plus-year career includes shooting Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez, Sofia Coppola, and countless stars. Her images of Kate Moss, Christy Turlington, Claudia Schiffer, and Naomi Campbell in the 1990s were integral to shaping our perception of the…
Dutton We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. “Incomparable Grace: JFK in the Presidency” (Dutton), by presidential historian Mark K. Updegrove, traces John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s years in the White House, including his final days leading up to a political fundraising trip in Texas. Read an excerpt below, and don’t miss…
What would Comic-Con be without celebrities? Pretty boring, we think. Thankfully, Hollywood showed up in a big way this year, and Friday proved to be a huge day for star gazing. Here’s a list of stars — A-listers and otherwise — spotted at Comic-Con. Comic-Con 2025: These were some of the celebrity sightings Thursday in…
Music. Spectacle. Style. Influence. For more than 20 years, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has been a crucible of pop culture, shaping the music we listen to, the clothing we wear, the photos we take and even how we commune. In Desert Dreams: The Music, Style, and Allure of Coachella, veteran music and…