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the Guardian
3 months ago
Books

Alice Oseman's Heartstopper becomes the UK's fastest-selling graphic novel ever

Heartstopper Volume 5 by Alice Oseman has become the UK's fastest-selling graphic novel ever, selling 60,012 copies in the first three days.
The Heartstopper series explores themes of friendship, coming out, and mental health and has been embraced by readers of all ages.
New York Post
3 months ago
Books

Author loses book deal after creating fake Goodreads accounts to slam rival non-white writers

A debut young adult novelist admitted to creating fake Goodreads accounts to 'one-star' bomb her non-white rivals and give high ratings to her own book.
The author blamed her actions on alcohol and drug abuse and a 'complete psychological breakdown.'
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Books

Opinion | If You Care About Book Bans, You Should Be Following This Lawsuit

Lindsay Durtschi, a member of the P.T.A. in bright-red Escambia County, Fla., knows that coming out as a public face in the fight against book banning could make her life difficult, but she's made peace with it.I don't want my business to suffer, the optometrist and mother of elementary school-age girls told me.
www.dw.com
1 year ago
Books

Salman Rushdie releases new novel, 6 months after stabbing DW 02/07/2023

Salman Rushdie at an event in Vienna, in 2019Image: Herbert Neubauer/AFP via Getty Images 02/07/2023February 7, 2023 More than 30 years after a fatwa was issued against Salman Rushdie, the author was brutally attacked in the US.But he completed his much-anticipated new novel, "Victory City," which is out now.
www.mediaite.com
1 year ago
Books

R.L. Stine Editing His Goosebumps' Books to Have More Inclusive Language'

Hot off the controversial news regarding Roald Dahl's legendary novels being rewritten to remove language deemed offensive, R.L. Stine is now working to make his young adult Goosebumps series more inclusive.Stine himself is involved in the rewrites with Scholastic.One edit noted in a Deadline report was changing describing an alien as having six chins to describing him as being six feet six.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Books

Siddhartha Mukherjee: I don't like writing as if I don't exist'

Siddhartha Mukherjee is the author of four science books, including The Emperor of All Maladies, which won the 2011 Pulitzer prize for general nonfiction and the Guardian first book award.Born in Delhi in 1970 and educated at Stanford, Oxford (as a Rhodes scholar), and Harvard, Mukherjee is now assistant professor of medicine at Columbia University, as well as a cancer physician and researcher.
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NYC real estate
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
NYC real estate

They Found a Tiny, Affordable Cabin on an Island. What Could Go Wrong?

For an escape in the San Juan Islands, a little more than two hours north of Seattle, Joe Herrin knew he wouldn't need much.Growing up, the highlight of every summer was a two-week boat trip around those islands near the Canadian border, where his family slept within the confines of a 26-foot-long boat hull.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
NYC real estate

Want to Make Music at Home? Start With Soundproofing.

Stuck at home but itching to compose and perform music, professional and amateur artists turned their living rooms and bedrooms into makeshift studios.But they were quickly reminded that they could disturb their neighbors.A lucky few had the time, space and patience to build full-fledged, soundproof musical ateliers.
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www.theguardian.com
10 months ago
UK politics

New garden cities and suburbs are a solution to the housing crisis | Observer letters

Rowan Moore mentions how 2.8 million people now live in areas based on the idea of the garden city (Green belts once served a purpose, but now they are squeezing the life out of cities, Comment).In order to start solving the housing problem, would it not be possible to build new garden cities and suburbs?
www.npr.org
10 months ago
Books

Penguin Random House and 5 authors are suing a Florida school board over book bans

Penguin Random House, the largest publisher in the U.S., has sued a Florida county school board over its decisions to ban and restrict access to books.Joining the lawsuit are five authors, two parents of students and the advocacy group PEN America.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images A new federal lawsuit alleges that recent decisions by officials in a Florida county to ban and restrict access to books in school libraries violates constitutional rights to free speech and equal protection under the law.
www.npr.org
10 months ago
Books

Author Jason Reynolds on book bans, racism and Spiderman

The author Jason Reynolds has a new novel out, Miles Morales Suspended.Dayo Kosoko/Simon & Schuster Award-winning author Jason Reynolds returns with a sequel to his young adult novel Miles Morales: Spider-Man.This one is called Miles Morales Suspended, and it continues the adventures of an "unassuming, everyday kid who just so happens to be Spider-Man."
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

More than half of young carers report increased responsibilities survey

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails More than half of children and young adults who act as carers for their family members in the UK say the time they spend caring has increased in the past year, a survey has found.
Ars Technica
1 year ago
OMG science

Study: 2017 rise in teen suicide rates due to seasonal shifts, not 13 Reasons Why

The controversial 2017 Netflix series 13 Reasons Why sparked years of contradictory academic studies on whether the show sparked a rise in teen suicides (suicide contagion, or copycat suicides).Some showed negative impacts, while others found beneficial impacts.The most damning study appeared in 2019, which reported a sharp increase in suicide rates among young people between the ages of 10 and 17 in the months after the first season's release-although it stopped short of finding a direct causal link between the two.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Exercise

A new start after 60: I learned to skydive. The door opens, the wind comes through and vroom, you're away!'

Mercy Baggs is contemplating her future.Should I live to 95, I'll do another parachute jump, she says.She first jumped when she was 77, to commemorate her stint as mayor of the Wiltshire town of Calne.Then she jumped again last March, a day before her 90th birthday, to raise funds for Wiltshire air ambulance.
www.thisislocallondon.co.uk
1 year ago
Marketing

TikTok Trend leads to an increase in teenage interest in photography: Layla Przeklasa / Ursuline High School

TikTok Trend leads to an increase in teenage interest in photography: Layla Przeklasa / Ursuline High School (Image: Pexels) A recent trend on TikTok has taken the world by storm.With incredible visuals and beautiful audio, young people have begun filming close ups of others around them: close friends, family and even strangers.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Wellness

My Husband's Children Stopped Talking to Him After They Saw His Will. Help!

My husband and I, both 70, were married two years ago after living together for 20 years.When we shared our plans with his grown children, then 25 and 28, they were angry.His son demanded to see my husband's will, which my husband showed him.In it, he leaves his entire estate to me, just as I leave mine to him.
Little White Lies
1 year ago
Film

Luca Guadagnino: 'I hate drama'

The Italian director behind A Bigger Splash, Call Me By Your Name and Suspiria talks flies, flesh and Timothée Chalamet in his horror-romance Bones and All.Italian chronicler of desire Luca Guadagnino takes a road trip across Ronald Reagan's America in Bones and All, adapted from a young adult novel about a pair of cannibals who fall in love while trying to find themselves.
the Guardian
1 year ago
Spain news

In the drink after a drink? Spanish city to charge for emergency rescues at sea

t was still dark in the northern Spanish city of San Sebastián when the two men - one Spanish, the other Brazilian - were struck with the idea of going for a swim.
Nytimes
2 years ago
Books

How Karen Joy Fowler's Grandfather Lied His Way Into a Who's Who

My night stand is often more aspirational than functional.It has quite a big shelf at the bottom.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Tabloid publisher apologises to Harry over unlawful information gathering

A tabloid publisher has unreservedly apologised to the Duke of Sussex for an instance of unlawful information gathering, the High Court has been told.Several high-profile figures, including Harry, are bringing damages claims against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) over alleged unlawful information gathering at its titles.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Camilla holds her first audience as Queen Consort

The Queen Consort has carried out her first audience in her role as consort to the King.Camilla met face to face with Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho, with the pair chatting in the Regency Room at Buckingham Palace on Thursday morning.Performance poet, playwright and children's author Coelho's acclaimed works include his Luna Loves picture books, his dark series of Fairy Tales Gone Bad, and his young adult novel The Girl Who Became A Tree.
Daily Mom
1 year ago
Mothers

5 Great Older Kids Birthday Ideas To Help You Celebrate " Read Now!

As a parent, you want to always celebrate your children like the sweet babies they are to you.When they get older though, kids don't want to be treated like kids anymore.That includes birthday parties.So you might start to wonder how to throw older kids' birthday parties.When your kids become young adults they definitely aren't looking for a circus-themed birthday party complete with a clown (or maybe they are!)
San Francisco Bay Times
1 year ago
SF LGBT

Better Nate Than Ever Features Queer Teen with Broadway Dreams - San Francisco Bay Times

By Gary M. Kramer-
A Pittsburgh seventh grader's Broadway dreams are at the heart of out gay writer/director Tim Federle's plucky musical Better Nate Than Ever, now available on Disney+.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US news

Video to Be Released Showing Virginia Man's Death in Custody

Surveillance video from a state psychiatric hospital in Virginia shows a group of sheriff's deputies and medical staff piling on a handcuffed man, Irvo Otieno, and pinning him for nearly 11 minutes until his death on March 6.The video, which was obtained by The Washington Post before its expected release on Tuesday, shows at least seven deputies from the Henrico County sheriff's office enter a room at Central State Hospital in Dinwiddie County dragging Mr. Otieno, who is shirtless and in handcuffs and leg shackles.
San Francisco Bay Times
1 year ago
SF LGBT

Your 2023 New Year's Resolution: Play Sports, Get Healthy, and Have Fun! - San Francisco Bay Times

By John Chen-
I've competed in various sports throughout my life, beginning with little league baseball, then junior tennis tournaments and league, followed by high school varsity and college intramurals.For me, playing sports was more about the fun than the competition.I guess that's why I never got good enough to play at the intercollegiate level, especially at an elite athletic school like UCLA (my alma mater).
Portland Mercury
1 year ago
Portland

Meet the Mercury's Cover Artist of the Week!

Morgan Robles is a surreal artist and illustrator most known for their depictions of animals and nature with macabre themes-and is the Mercury's cover artist of the week.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Arts

Ke Huy Quan wins Oscar for best supporting actor for 'Everything Everywhere'

Ke Huy Quan accepts the Academy Award for best supporting actor for Everything Everywhere All at Once at the 95th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, Calif.Kevin Winter/Getty Images Ke Huy Quan capped off a glorious awards season run on Sunday evening by winning the Oscar for best actor in a supporting role for Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Mass. State Police helicopter helps rescue 'potentially suicidal' man in Medford

Last week, aerial units with the Massachusetts State Police helped locate a missing, "potentially suicidal" man in Medford.A video posted online by the MSP shows how its Air Wing unit can help locate people, even in dark conditions.Medford Police notified the MSP that they were looking for a missing man on the night of Feb. 10.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Boston man indicted for sex trafficking, including a minor

A Boston man has been indicted for a laundry list of crimes, including sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion and transporting a minor across state lines with the intent to use them for criminal sexual activity, according to officials.Leon Blount III, 30, of Boston allegedly began grooming a young adult known as Jane Doe 1, according to charging documents, beginning in fall 2021.
San Francisco Bay Times
1 year ago
SF LGBT

Top of Your Stack 2.23.23 - San Francisco Bay Times

Here's to Us (young adult/romance) by Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera
Ben survived freshman year of college, but he's feeling more stuck than ever.Ben's only real bright spot is his writing partner Mario, who's been giving him a lot of Spanish lessons and even more kisses.So why can't he stop thinking about a certain boy from his past?
San Francisco Bay Times
1 year ago
SF LGBT

Lit Snax: 10.20.22 - San Francisco Bay Times

From Malinda Lo, author of the fantastic Last Night at the Telegraph Club, comes another coming-of-age novel in the same universe.
NESN.com
1 year ago
Boston Red Sox

These Red Sox Pitchers Are Cultivating Special Bond At Spring Training

Major League Baseball spring training is a special time for all players, but it has provided something more for a pair of Boston Red Sox pitchers.Some could even called it a union of sorts.Garrett Whitlock and Tanner Houck, a pair of young pitchers hoping to play valuable roles on the 2023 club, are rooming together at the Red Sox's spring training site in Fort Myers, Fla.
LGBTQ Nation
1 year ago
Books

There are more books about gays & lesbians. But what about bi people & pansexuals?

Much has been made of the increase in queer representation in popular fiction in recent years, and rightly so.After all, "If you can't see it, you can't be it," as the saying goes.For those of us who grew up with few queer characters in the books we read, it's heartening to see people of all sexualities and genders getting the representation they deserve - but are some still getting less exposure than others?
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Arts

Banned Books: Author Ashley Hope Perez on finding humanity in the 'darkness'

This discussion with Ashley Hope Perez is part of a series of interviews with  and essays by  authors who are finding their books being challenged and banned in the U.S. Ashley Hope Perez is the author of the award-winning Out of Darkness, a young adult novel that has faced challenges and bans in the U.S. in recent years.
Bullets Forever
1 year ago
Washington Wizards

Rick Ross, Ja Rule & Joe highlight this season's Wizards Concert Series

The Washington Wizards will host their annual Friday Night Concert Series for their Nov. 18 game against the Miami Heat, their Jan. 13 game against the New York Knicks, and their Feb. 3 game against the Portland Trail Blazers.Nov. 18 - Joe, Teddy Riley and Dave Hollister
After Antawn Jamison, Caron Butler and Gilbert Arenas reunite at halftime during the Heat game, fans will get a blast to the past with R&B music back like it's 1999 or 2000.
BuzzFeed
1 year ago
Parenting

18 Pieces Of Advice Kids Were Given By Their Parents That They Only Understood Once They Got Older

A while back, we asked the BuzzFeed readership to share the advice their parents gave them that they didn't understand until they got a little (or a lot) older.If you are in need of some wisdom to start, or end, or continue your day (I don't know when you're reading this, I'm not a psychic), here are 18 bits of parental advice that people have found to be absolutely watertight.
LGBTQ Nation
1 year ago
Parenting

My mom lost custody of me because she was gay. This organization helped hundreds of women like her.

In 1970, Sandy Schuster, mother of four, and Madeline Isaacson, mother of two, met at a Pentecostal church in Seattle.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Lincoln Park Zoo lioness Zari gives birth to 3 cubs

During approximately five hours of labor, Lincoln Park Zoo's 4-year-old female African lion Zari gave birth to three lion cubs Monday evening at the Pepper Family Wildlife Center.At 5:02 p.m., the first cub arrived.The second cub made its way into the world at 8:37 p.m. Shortly before 10 p.m., the last cub was born.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

David Wallach: I produce true crime stories. I know what comes next for Highland Park, my hometown.

On Memorial Day weekend in 1998, 14-year-old Nicole Van Hyfte was attending church in Danville, Illinois.It was where she and the other members of her youth group gathered every Sunday.
Fatherly
1 year ago
Fathers

How To Save Money For Kids: 5 Accounts All Parents Should Know About

The question of how to save money for kids has led to its fair share of sleepless nights and sour stomachs.There's just so much to figure out: How do I save for college?What accounts are best for creating a small nest egg for my kid?All the questions are good to ask because failing to give kids a cushion as they enter the real world can create a big emotional strain.
Fatherly
1 year ago
Fathers

How Many Hours of Sleep Do Kids Need?

Sleep seems to be a universal need among living things - even if what constitutes a good night's rest varies wildly: Brown bats practically sleep their lives away (at 20 hours a day) while giraffes get by on a couple of hours a night.
Dezeen
1 year ago
Design

Scalloped facade fronts supportive housing facility in Los Angeles by Brooks + Scarpa

Brooks + Scarpa has completed an apartment building with a scalloped, textured facade in Los Angeles that offers affordable low-cost housing to young adults that are transitioning out of group homes.Brooks + Scarpa was commissioned by a non-profit organisation, the Venice Community Housing Corporation, to redevelop the lot in Venice, CA where their offices were located to serve young adults who have been forced to leave youth facilities.
KQED
1 year ago
California

California Stories: Three of Our Favorite Author Interviews from 2022 | KQED

Listen to this and more in-depth storytelling by subscribing to The California Report Magazine podcast.Author Sabaa Tahir based her new young adult novel "All My Rage" on her experiences growing up in her family's 18-room motel in the Mojave Desert.As the child of Pakistani immigrants, and one of the few South Asians in her rural town, Tahir faced racism, Islamophobia, and taunting from other kids.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
Education

Teachers yank kids from Fresno performance of Oliver!' because of dark themes'

Teachers abruptly yanked hundreds of first-graders from the audience of a Fresno children's theater production of Oliver Twist after becoming uncomfortable with the show's dark themes, a school district spokesman said.The following day, middle-schoolers from the same district were a no-show at the performance because of what school administrators deemed PG-rated content.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
NYC music

My Window' Review: An Out-and-Proud Trailblazer Finds Her Way

And as she speaks of the healing power that performance has for her, you realize that this is part of what she's doing here  that music and memories and the embrace of an ardent crowd might help, just maybe, to assuage the pain.Similarly, she is most expressive when she has the rhythm and structure of music to hold onto.
Nytimes
1 year ago
World politics

Your Tuesday Briefing: Russia's Retaliatory Strikes on Ukraine

Plus North Korea's underwater missile silos and trouble in the Metaverse.
Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month.Anyone can read what you share.
www.standard.co.uk
1 year ago
London

London marathon: First-time runners raise over 23, 000 for cancer charity in memory of daughter

P arents who lost their daughter to a rare form of tongue cancer have completed their first marathon to raise funds for cancer treatment in her memory.
Eater Portland
1 year ago
Portland food

Maisha Brings Meat-Free Kenyan Fare to Southeast Portland

Tachibana Sheikh decided he wanted to open a restaurant when he was five.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Television

In Horror Movies This Fall, Three Faces to Watch

The stars of "Speak No Evil," "Smile" and "Nanny" plumb psychological depths in very different characters.
Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Health

Amputation in a 31,000-year-old skeleton may be a sign of prehistoric medical advances

Dr. Tim Maloney and Andika Priyatno work at the site in a cave in East Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia, on March 2, 2020.
kvue.com
1 year ago
Health

Study: Marijuana, hallucinogen use among young adults reached all-time high in 2021

The new Monitoring the Future study from the National Institute of Drug Abuse states that in 2021, 43% of respondents said they used marijuana in the past year.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
Public health

Health officials urge New Yorkers to get vaccinated after poliovirus detected in wastewater in another county

(CNN)New York state health officials are urging people to get vaccinated against polio after the virus was identified in wastewater samples in another county.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Public health

Polio May Have Been Spreading for a Year

Polio Outbreak in New York
A new study from the C.D.C. provides more details about a polio case detected in New York last month, and reports that the virus was in the state's wastewater in April.
RMNB
1 year ago
Washington Capitals

Johan Larsson opts to leave NHL, signs three-year contract with SHL Brynas

Johan Larsson is one of the best defensive forwards in the NHL.
Engadget
1 year ago
Books

The New York Public Library makes four banned books free nationwide on its e-reader app | Engadget

The New York Public Library made four banned books available nationwide on SimplyE, its free-reader app.
ComputerWeekly.com
2 years ago
Privacy professionals

Researchers link Dridex botnet to emergent Entropy ransomware

Researchers at Sophos have posited a link between the Dridex trojan-cum-botnet and a newly emergent ransomware dubbed Entropy, with a number of code similarities in the software packer, the malware subroutines that find and obfuscate commands, and the subroutines used to decrypt encrypted data.
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