Inside the library at Wise Elementary School in Chapel Hill, students can now find a new bilingual book, “Up in the North Pole, the Artic” written by his students. By proudly telling their friends and parents “We are a published author,” the 17 students who were in Claudia Fuentes’ bilingual first grade can now add … Read more
There is no immortality for newspaper reporters. One of them, Ben Hecht, addressed this in a short poem he wrote a long time ago: “We know each other’s daydreams / And the hopes that come to grief / Because we write each other’s obituaries / The illusion of great brevity.” Newspaper reporters aren’t immortal, but … Read more
Start your day with LAist Subscribe to the morning feed, delivered on weekdays. As a young man, Malik Muhammad thought he would return home to Washington, D.C., holding his degree at the University of Southern California to begin a quiet career in federal government jobs. Then the books came and shook the institution of Muhammad. … Read more
The fallout from the scandal that rocked John Crest’s career became part of his comedy, turning his lessons into new material and his experience with “abolition of culture” into a big line. This month, the popular Christian comedian released a full-length YouTube special and announced a book coming out in October. His Netflix debut and … Read more
Placeholder while loading article actions Historical novels offer both escape and realism. They transport us to another time and place – but that time and place is usually marked by war or other hardships. Six new and upcoming historical novels take readers through World War II in Europe, in tales that highlight the horrors of … Read more
A receipt, slip of paper, or even an actual bookmark is commonly used to mark a place in a book. How about hundreds of dollars? Rolled cheese? Do you fill out tax forms? Real bacon? bacon? These are just a few of the more unusual things I’ve found on shelves in bookstores across southeastern Wisconsin … Read more
sCalops have eyes. Not just two eyes, like humans, or eight eyes, like most spiders, but up to 200 eyes, each of them clenched with thin wavy claws protruding from the inner edges of the corrugated shell. Given how primitive the scallop’s brain is, these eyes are surprisingly sophisticated. Play a scallop video of juice … Read more
Brooklyn, Massachusetts – Matt Fitzpatrick is the king of The Country Club. It was fitting that the historic cycle known for its dramatic endings in the major tournaments once again hosted an exciting conclusion on Sunday when the 27-year-old Englishman won the 2022 US Open in one fell swoop. Fitzpatrick drove Will Xalatores with a … Read more
Written by Natalie Shepherd Click here for updates to this story Milwaukee (WDJT) – Amanda Bellerbeck is a prolific, award-winning writer. She has written 10 books so far, and she is only 18 years old. The creative characters in her stories are mostly inspired by her life growing up in Racine. I sat down with … Read more
In Two and Twenty, a former partner at Apollo Global provides an internal analysis of private equity. The author aims to defend an industry that has been heavily criticized, but fails to back up his argument with data. This is an opinion column. The ideas expressed are the writer’s thoughts. loading Something is loading. The … Read more
