Book excerpt: "A Certain Idea of America" by Peggy Noonan

In her new collection of Wall Street Journal columns, Pulitzer Prize-winner Peggy Noonan writes about the history and character of our nation, threats to the social fabric, and the "better angels" ...

Book excerpt: "Framed" by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey

The bestselling novelist returns with a work of non-fiction, co-written by the founder of an organization advocating for the wrongfully-convicted, that details the painful stories of people ...

Book excerpt: "Cher: The Memoir – Part One"

In the first volume of the singer-actress' memoirs, Cher recounts attending, at age 11, an event that would change the direction of her life: an Elvis Presley concert.

'Absolution' Excerpt: Read the Beginning of Jeff VanderMeer's Newest Southern Reach Book

Absolution, the latest book in Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach series, begins with a mysterious alligator experiment that seems to have gone wrong. Read the first two chapters here.

Tech - Wired - October 22

Book excerpt: "Citizen: My Life After the White House" by Bill Clinton

The former president writes about his life after leaving office, when he was determined to "live in the present and for the future."

Jodi Picoult's 'Nineteen Minutes' tops PEN America of books banned in schools

Jodi Picoult's “Nineteen Minutes” has topped a list compiled by PEN America of the books most often pulled from school shelves

Entertainment - ABC News - November 1

Book Review: Richard Price returns with another portrait of urban America, ‘Lazarus Man'

Richard Price may be the street’s premiere storyteller

Entertainment - ABC News - 5 days ago

Keywords acquires co-development studio Certain Affinity

Keywords Studios' latest acquisition is co-development studio Certain Affinity, which will join its Create division.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 18

Liz Cheney Is Certain That Kamala Harris Will Win

And it’s not because of democracy issues.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 26

The big idea: is nostalgia killing politics?

From the Tories’ Thatcher fixation to Labour’s Blair fetish, ideas from the past are poisoning the political present. The pop culture of past generations weighs like a dark cloud on the youth of ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

Gillian Apps: "It's the idea of making this better"

Barriers exist, but according to Gillian Apps who is leading a Hockey Canada steering committee to improve the game for women and girls, the aim is to make a better lifelong experience for girls in ...

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 22

James Carville: Why I’m Certain Kamala Harris Will Be President

Why I’m not sweating this election.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 23

Human brain can process certain sentences in ‘blink of an eye’, says study

Researchers say findings differ from previous theories that words are understood one by one. Whether it is news headlines or WhatsApp messages, modern humans are inundated with short pieces of ...

World - The Guardian - October 23

Japan's ruling coalition loses a majority in the lower house, creating political uncertainty

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling coalition has lost a majority in the 465-seat lower house in a key parliamentary election Sunday

World - ABC News - October 27

Japan’s ruling party is certain to lose a majority in the lower house, broadcaster says

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s conservative ruling party braced for a blow to its comfortable majority in the lower house of parliament in Sunday’s elections.

Supreme Court won't block counting of certain provisional ballots in Pennsylvania

The order means that election officials must tally provisional ballots submitted on Election Day by voters who returned defective mail ballots.

European agency says 2024 is "virtually certain" to be warmest year on record

Climate scientists working at the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service have announced that 2024 is "virtually certain" to be the warmest year on record.

This year ‘virtually certain’ to be hottest on record, finds EU space programme

Copernicus Climate Change Service says 2024 marks ‘a new milestone’ and should raise ambitions at Cop29 summit. It is “virtually certain” that 2024 will be the hottest year on record, the European ...

World - The Guardian - November 7

Israel says ‘certain progress’ made in Lebanon ceasefire talks

Foreign minister says talks continuing over Israel’s stated objectives of pushing Hezbollah away from Israeli border. Israel’s foreign minister, Gideon Saar, said on Monday that “certain progress” ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

14 Practical Gift Ideas for New Parents and Their Babies

From a booger buster to a food masher, these gifts make this amazing (and difficult!) job just a little easier.

Tech - Wired - October 18

Cooper Hewitt’s Triennial Explores the Idea of Home

Starting in November, 25 new site-specific installations that explore the idea of home will fill the former Carnegie mansion in Manhattan.

Science - The New York Times - October 23

Cooper Hewitt’s Triennial Explores the Idea of Home

Starting in November, 25 new site-specific installations that explore the idea of home will fill the former Carnegie mansion in Manhattan.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - October 23

‘Defensible’ Ideas Helped These Founders Build Brand Loyalty

The founders of Good Culture, Sheertex and Dreamday discussed their updated approach to branding at the Inc. 5000 conference.

Business - Inc. - October 25

A presidential pardon for Trump is a very bad idea

Even if Harris were to pardon Trump, it’s hard to imagine it accomplishing the national healing that such “amnesty” pardons are designed to promote.

Politics - The Hill - October 30

24+ gift ideas for astrology lovers in 2024

The best astrology gifts include ideas from Anthropologie, Papier, Therabody and more.

Jerome Powell Dismisses Idea of Trump Firing Him

Jerome H. Powell, the chairman of the central bank, has been a frequent target of the president-elect, who appointed him in 2018.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 7

From the Archives: 8 Business Ideas From 1996

Almost 30 years ago, our reporters asked Inc. 5000 founders and CEOs what sort of businesses they were thinking about starting.

Business - Inc. - November 7

Breaking the ice: nine ideas for dates on a budget

From euphoric cold-water swimming to a headstone-istic wander through a cemetery, how to go deep on the cheap. How much does dating cost – and who pays the bill? You certainly don’t need to ...

World - The Guardian - November 9

Durbin: Calls to replace Sotomayor not 'a realistic idea'

Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said Tuesday that the possibility that Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor will step down during a lame-duck session while President Biden is in office ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

32 Delightful Gift Ideas for Music Lovers and Audiophiles

From headphones and speakers to accessories for their vinyl LPs, these picks will appeal to any audio aficionado.

Tech - Wired - 5 hours ago

Transcript: "Face the Nation" excerpt of Norah O'Donnell interview with Vice President Kamala Harris

"CBS Evening News" anchor Norah O'Donnell interviewed Vice President Kamala Harris in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

The best new books on economics

A sceptical view of the Chinese miracle, how AI could crash the economy — and tips for Rachel Reeves

World - Financial Times - October 28

A Book that Explains the 2024 Campaign

We’re covering America’s working-class majority.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 29

Analysis: A Budget for the history books

Nick digs deeper into the Budget following his interview with Rachel Reeves.

It’s ‘Trump’s America’

We take a look at how Trump won, and what’s next. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 6

Harris: Trump 'has no idea' about women's health care

Vice President Harris on Thursday night made an appeal to female voters at a rally in Wisconsin, arguing former President Trump doesn’t know what he’s talking about when it comes to women’s health ...

Politics - The Hill - October 18

Mark Cuban Blasts Trump's 'Crazy' Tariffs Idea With Rotten Cartoon Comparison

The billionaire slammed the GOP nominee for his "gibberish" proposals at a Kamala Harris campaign rally.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 18

Arab League head eyes Lebanon ceasefire, says Hezbollah idea persists

World - Yahoo News - October 21

The Menendez brothers built a green space in prison. It’s modeled on this Norwegian idea

Erik and Lyle Menendez launched an ongoing beautification initiative in the prison where they are serving life sentences for the 1989 killings of their parents

World - ABC News - October 26

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