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Thu, 07 Aug 2025 08:05:57 +0000
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Barbara Kingsolver joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss her support of Higher Ground, a long-term residence for women recovering from addiction. Kingsolver talks about Lee County, Virginia, which is both Higher Ground’s location and the setting for her wildly successful novel Demon Copperhead, which transforms Charles Dickens’ David Copperfield […]
Thu, 07 Aug 2025 08:58:00 +0000
I have been told that one of the surprising things about my debut novel, This Here Is Love, is its seventeenth-century setting, the joyless beginning of slavery, instead of the nineteenth century, the hopeful abolition of this national shame. Actually, the novel begins nearly seven decades after the 1619 arrival of the first Africans who […]
Thu, 07 Aug 2025 08:58:22 +0000
At my family’s apartment in Los Angeles, there was a swimming pool that overlooked a tributary of the Los Angeles River called the Tujunga Wash. In the summer it was barren, an empty expanse of concrete, but sometimes, after a storm, a murky stream would thread through it and join the river near Studio City. […]
Wed, 06 Aug 2025 18:35:53 +0000
Today we mark the launch of a new literary institution: the National Association of Black Bookstores. A nonprofit collective and member-based organization, the NAB2 looks to “amplify Black voices, and preserve Black culture by increasing the visibility, sustainability, and impact of Black bookstores and booksellers.” The group is the brainchild of Kevin Johnson, former NBA […]
Thu, 07 Aug 2025 08:19:19 +0000
That summer I took the train to Scotland alone. ‘Elvis,’ Ted called as I carried my bag into the hall. ‘We’re in the TV room, watching.’ He squinted beyond me at the spitting rain. ‘Where’s Bea?’ ‘Not coming.’ His face fell. Janey was sitting on the floor, her arms slipped from the sleeves of her […]
Technology News
Wed, 06 Aug 2025 18:27:55 +0000
A federal jury found crypto developer Roman Storm guilty of operating an unlicensed crypto business but cleared him of sanctions violations and deadlocked on a money laundering charge.
Wed, 06 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +0000
For likely the first time ever, security researchers have shown how AI can be hacked to create real world havoc, allowing them to turn off lights, open smart shutters, and more.
Wed, 06 Aug 2025 15:00:00 +0000
A guide to earning—and redeeming—points at Hilton, Wyndam, and other top hotels, whether you’re traveling for business or pleasure.
Wed, 06 Aug 2025 14:50:00 +0000
A new era of work travel is taking entrepreneurs and creatives to Nigeria, Brazil, and beyond.
Wed, 06 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +0000
Keeping track of your expenses while on a work trip can be frustrating. The editors of WIRED and Condé Nast Traveler pooled our expertise to find the most efficient and user-friendly apps for the job.
