I say we scramble all the private jets in Silicon Valley and get the "Lean In" book star to D.C. to lean on some pols to open the government again, tout de suite! Continue reading at 'AllThingsD'
[ AllThingsD | 2013-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former UFC and WWE champion Ronda Rousey will publish her first graphic novel next year. She said it's somewhat autobiographical, 'even though it didn't really happen.' Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-06-25 14:14:00 UTC ]
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No Village Voice, no Village home.Peter Barbey, a billionaire apparel mogul who led a failed effort to revive the storied Village Voice newspaper in the mid-2010s, is looking to say goodbye to the neighborhood in the publication’s name.Barbey has listed his 4,000-square-foot duplex condo at 140... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2024-06-24 17:26:41 UTC ]
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The history of abortion in the United States is the story of my life—or my life’s work. I’ve run a clinic since 1971, two years before Roe and now, fifty-three years later—two years post-Roe—I’m still at it, running Choices Women’s Medical Center. Since the roll-back in women’s human rights that... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-06-24 08:54:36 UTC ]
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In this edition of our monthly roundup of BookLife titles, we feature mysteries and thrillers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Bend, Ore.–based publisher Blue Star Press's purchase of Sasquatch Books from Penguin Random House earlier this month is the latest effort by the company's cofounder and CEO Peter Licalzi to build a mid-size independent publisher. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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In which Robin Sloan writes Moonbound—a science fiction book about science fiction—and our writer writes his way into total insanity. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2024-06-11 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Pop culture feeds on romantic couplings, but we all know the truth about who keeps us alive. Our friends, what would ever we do without them? It is passionate platonic friendship that concerns Lilly Dancyger in her second book, First Love: Essays on Friendship. A collection of personal and... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2024-06-06 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Longtime technology news and review site Gizmodo has been sold for the third time in the past eight years Continue reading at ABC News
[ ABC News | 2024-06-04 20:54:20 UTC ]
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Bend, Ore.–based Blue Star Press has acquired Sasquatch Books from Penguin Random House, which had bought the Seattle-based publisher and distribution client in 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Save a bundle and get rid of old junk by sending an old Kindle, Fire TV, Ring camera, or other device back to Amazon—it’s a win-win. We’ve bought two Kindles for the Aamoth household in the past year and we paid full price for each. We also have, at last count: two ancient Kindle e-book readers... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2024-06-03 17:05:00 UTC ]
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Women readers are looking to new religion and spirituality books for stability in for the face of difficult challenges. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The question of whether to attend a college reunion is often met with mixed emotions—nostalgia, curiosity, a healthy dose of apprehension. What will it feel like to go back to the campus of our youth? How will our lives compare to our classmates’? Which parts of our old selves might get dredged... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-05-29 08:55:03 UTC ]
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The Turtle Bay townhouse where late actress Katharine Hepburn lived for decades is looking for a taker.The four-bedroom property at 244 E. 49th St., between Second and Third Avenues, is asking $7.2 million, according to an ad that appeared this month. The 19-foot-wide home has six fireplaces, an... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2024-05-28 16:54:26 UTC ]
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In this edition of Indie Spotlight, our monthly thematic roundup of BookLife titles, we feature memoirs and personal stories. Want to see your book featured? Check out the Indie Spotlight calendar at booklife.com/indiespotlight. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Paul Scheer's memoir-in-essays, 'Joyful Recollections of Trauma,' centers largely around the abuse he and his mother suffered at the hands of his stepfather. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-05-21 10:00:29 UTC ]
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Apple and Google recently held events to showcase new products and services. From a deals perspective, that means some older iPads are hitting new low prices — we even spotted a few modest $30 and $50 discounts on brand new iPad Air and iPad Pro models. Google's latest smartphone, the Pixel 8a,... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-05-17 16:39:00 UTC ]
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I have a long and complicated relationship with superstitions. Being raised in an Italian family means you’re schooled early and often in the myriad ways to avoid bad luck, or worse. Never put a hat on a bed, always leave from the same door you entered, do not even think about passing a baby... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-05-17 08:52:43 UTC ]
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This year’s Digiday Media Awards winners celebrate new technologies and the power of partnerships throughout their digital media campaigns. Themes across 2024’s winners include leaning into a surge in short-form video content as consumption for the format increases, implementing more interactive... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2024-05-14 18:30:00 UTC ]
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Over the last few days, heightened solar activity (and those heady geomagnetic storms) led to outages in the GPS navigation systems that guide some modern tractors from John Deere and other brands. 404 Media reported farmers have been told to pause using high-tech tractors that use GPS systems... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-05-13 11:15:58 UTC ]
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On April 23, 1968, protesting Columbia University students took over Hamilton Hall, and over the next few days, occupied three more Columbia buildings and the President’s office. At issue were Columbia’s connection to the Vietnam War (through its affiliation with a weapons research think tank)... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-05-13 08:55:34 UTC ]
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