30 must-read books for summer
Nothing says “summer’s here!” than reading near a body of water. And what qualifies as a beach read has evolved to include more than romances and thrillers. From histories on ...
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Commentary: Under her eye: The blessings of Ann Dowd as Aunt Lydia in ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
This article contains spoilers for Season 6, Episode 8, of “The Handmaid’s Tale.” When Margaret Atwood began thinking about writing a sequel to her iconic novel “The Handmaid’s Tale,” she ...
Early Disney Imagineering maps show the ‘lost lands’ of Disneyland, new book reveals
There’s an oft-repeated Disneyland creation myth: Artist and animation art director Herb Ryman was given 48 hours to draw an early, heavily detailed and romanticized map of the theme park, ...
Exhausted by cardio? This alternative may be key to a better workout
It was, of all things, a Reddit post that changed the trajectory of Casey Johnston’s life in 2013. Up until that point, her workouts and diet were informed by tips ...
Mark Twain is known for his sense of humor — but he also savored revenge
Mark Twain was America’s first celebrity, a multiplatform entertainer loved and recognized all over the world. Fans from America to Europe to Australia bought his books and flocked to his ...
How Judy Blume’s books became a hot commodity in Hollywood, 50 years later
When Mara Brock Akil was a little girl, she voraciously read Judy Blume. Looking back, she sees her obsession as the start of her becoming a writer. So when Akil ...
Does Bill Belichick have new publicist amid Jordon Hudson hubub?
Is he passing the ball? Following Bill Belichick’s PR fumble on CBS — in which his 24-year-old girlfriend Jordon Hudson acted as his rep, shutting down sofball questions — he ...
What would Malcolm X say about Trump? New book argues his legacy is more important than ever
If you were around in the early ’90s you saw a whole lot of baseball caps emblazoned with a simple capital “X.” They marked an ingenious marketing stroke on the ...
Essay: Tracing the roots of today’s anti-feminist backlash
In March, a plane carrying British-born influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate landed in Florida. Travel restrictions on the duo, accused of human trafficking and rape in Romania (and, separately, in ...
The week’s bestselling books, May 11
Hardcover fiction 1. Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry (Berkley: $29) Two writers compete for the chance to tell the larger-than-life story of an heiress. 2. James by Percival ...
