This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. What We Talk About When We Talk About Synergy Cynthia Erivo has announced a memoir of “powerful, personal
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View gallery Image Credit: Getty Images MacKenzie Scott isn’t just one of the world’s wealthiest women—she’s redefining what it means to give. Since her high-profile 2019 divorce from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Scott has quietly donated more than $19 billion to thousands of organizations tackling issues like racial equity, education, and women’s rights. In 2021,
I’ve waited my whole life to talk about this – or, really, the last three months, but it feels like a lifetime. If you’re like me, you’re probably a fan of The Hunger Games movies, which means you may be a fan of the books – and that also probably means you liked Sunrise on
Kendrick Lamar and SZA just wrapped up the North American leg of their Grand National Tour and they begin the European leg in July. Lamar has now announced the Latin American portion of the tour, which will see him perform in Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, and Chile. Opening those shows are Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso.
9-1-1 has been one of the biggest shows on broadcast TV since its 2018 premiere, and for good reason. From day one, it offered an emotional, action-packed look at first responders whose professional heroism often clashed with chaotic personal lives. It wasn’t just spectacle — it had soul. However, after watching every episode, I can
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UK tax reliefs for charities rose by 5 per cent last year, latest government data shows. Figures published by HM Revenue & Customs show the total charity tax reliefs reached £4.75bn in the year to the end of April, including a 7 per cent increase in Gift Aid to £1.7bn. The figures show that stamp
South Korean artist Jimin Chae.(JIMIN CHAE) On 23 May 2025, Hermès unveiled its latest artist windows at the Liat Towers boutique. “Three Columns” is conceived by Seoul-based artist Jimin Chae, whose works blur the lines between fantasy and reality through two-dimensional landscape paintings featuring disparate and often curious elements. You’d see a traffic cone seemingly floating mid-air
People check out an electric SUV Xiaomi YU7 at a Xiaomi Store in Hangzhou in east China’s Zhejiang province Thursday, June 26, 2025. Feature China | Future Publishing | Getty Images Hong Kong-listed shares of China’s Xiaomi surged over 5% to hit a record high on Friday, a day after its electric car drew a strong
A worker inspects a 24-kilowatt Generac home generator at Captain Electric in Orem, Utah, on Feb. 18, 2021. George Frey | Getty Images News | Getty Images With hurricane season underway and an oppressive heat wave rolling across parts of the nation, investors have been snapping up shares of Generac. The backup generator maker is
Almost everyone knows that Toni Morrison deeply shaped American letters with her evocative novels and her powerful and eloquent literary criticism and speeches. What many don’t know is that she also profoundly influenced American book publishing and literature in her years as an editor at Random House from 1967 to 1977. Dana A. Williams provides
Celebrities are arriving in Venice to celebrate the wedding of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez, and despite pushback from many locals who are frustrated such a lavish and large event is taking place in their already-overpopulated city, the A-list lineup of guests looked unfazed Thursday as the celebrations kicked off. The wedding, a
As of yesterday, Nintendo rolled out a new update for one of its Nintendo Switch 2 exclusives, Mario Kart World. Although it’s anticipated that new releases, especially launch titles, will see small patches coming through in the weeks following their release, Nintendo’s most recent one has left a sour taste in the mouths of MKW
“Last year was bad,” Lorde sings at the opening of “Broken Glass” on her fourth album Virgin. That bad year has led Lorde to unravel again, though this time less in a less spectacular fashion than her still-beloved 2017 offering Melodrama. Instead, Virgin playfully oscillates between subtlety and directness, between heightened emotion and the numbing dread that
Martin Kove Investigated For Alleged Sexual Harassment … On 2024 ‘Cobra Kai’ Set Published June 26, 2025 5:51 PM PDT Martin Kove was accused of sexual harassment in 2024 on the “Cobra Kai” set … and Sony investigated and reprimanded the veteran actor … TMZ has confirmed. The revelation comes on the heels of Martin
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Wanda Wyporska left her role as chief executive of Safe Passage International earlier this year alongside the charity’s chair, it has emerged. Wyporska posted on LinkedIn last week saying that she and the charity’s outgoing chair, Magid Magid, the former Lord Mayor of Sheffield and a former MEP, had left the refugee charity in April.
Global payment company PayPal announced on Thursday that it has inked a deal with the Big Ten and Big 12 conferences to allow student-athletes to receive compensation through the fintech company’s platform. The announcement comes just weeks after a court settlement in the House v. NCAA case, which dramatically shifts the college sports landscape by
A shopper walks past a Nike store, as global markets brace for a hit to trade and growth caused by U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to impose import tariffs on dozens of countries, in the King of Prussia Mall in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, U.S., April 3, 2025. Rachel Wisniewski | Reuters Nike is expected
Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Is the Decline of Reading Causing Political Dysfunction? Americans are reading less and scrolling more. Social media erodes critical thinking skills and contributes to polarization. As book people, it can be tempting to think everything
Pixar’s Elio created its alien beings not by gazing into telescopes, but by peering into microscopes. This reversal of the E.T. story follows a lonely Earth boy (voiced by Yonas Kibreab) who ventures far from home after sending a signal into deep space that is received by the Communiverse, a kind of intergalactic United Nations
CJ 4DPLEX, a mouthful, but also the leading producer worldwide of premium film formats, and Cinépolis, will open or upgrade 50 cinemas across the giant exhibitor’s global network of 18 countries. The new agreement, which expands a current deal, includes 30 new ScreenX auditoriums in key Cinépolis locations across Mexico, Central and South America, and Spain, as well
Donald Trump Tells NATO Leaders ‘Daddy’s Home’ In New Promo Clip … Usher’s Music Plays Published June 26, 2025 6:01 AM PDT | Updated June 26, 2025 7:48 AM PDT President Trump is the “Daddy” of world leaders who attended the recent NATO summit in the Netherlands … at least according to a new White
Paging the Chicago Med writing staff. Your show needs more heart, STAT! Med has been one of my favorite shows for a decade, but something is missing this season. Part of the problem is that Chicago Med has too many doctors… but that wouldn’t be a problem if it were still inspiring the types of
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With over 200 courses to fit all budgets and handicaps, Malaysia is a golfing destination waiting to be discovered, from hill country courses away from the heat and humidity to city centre courses and beautiful landscaped courses next to the ocean there truly is something for everyone. Once you’ve chosen where to play you’ll have
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Chinese Premier Li Qiang spoke at the opening ceremony of the ASEAN-China-GCC Economic Forum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on May 27, 2025. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Thursday urged the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank to increase its support for Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative. “I hope
Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra speaks before President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the CHIPS and Science Act and his Investing in America agenda, at the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum in Syracuse, New York, April 25, 2024. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Micron reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue on Wednesday and issued a forecast
Laura Lippman is a woman with a plan. As the newly minted Mystery Writers of America Grand Master explains in a wide-ranging, highly entertaining call with BookPage from her Baltimore home, “I always tell people that when the apocalypse comes down, first I’m going to go pick up the woman who tints my brows and
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