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And the winner is ... the rising generation of older female actors
With this year’s Oscars about to be handed out, Hollywood women of a certain age have never been more bankable or in demand. What’s behind the cultural shift?. Something seems different about ...The Guardian - 4d -
Rail fare rise 'piles on misery', campaigners say
People are being "priced off" the railways, one group says, as ticket prices in England and Wales rise by 4.6%BBC News - 4d -
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Intel’s stock is rising — and this time it’s not because of sale rumors
Nvidia and Broadcom reportedly are testing Intel’s manufacturing technology. That’s a potentially encouraging signal for the business.MarketWatch - 3d -
On a cold northern island, a mantra rises: 'Greenland is not for sale'
Greenlanders have been pushed into the global spotlight in the weeks since U.S. President Donald Trump said America could take over their Arctic homelandABC News - 2d -
In Sardinia, a Showcase for Craft and Culture Rises From Ruins
A couple restored an abandoned farmstead as a rural haven where curious visitors can immerse themselves in the treasures of the island.The New York Times - 2d -
Rising Temperatures Are Scrambling the Base of the Ocean Food Web
Scientists are gaining new insights into how plankton supports life on Earth — just as climate change is changing everything.The New York Times - 2d -
Israel Strikes Syria Again as Tensions Rise
The latest attacks came a week after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel demanded the demilitarization of much of southern Syria, stoking fears of conflict with the country’s new leadership.The New York Times - 1d -
Wicked Fox Games launches Kickstarter for Rise of Elements
Indie game studio Wicked Fox Games has launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for its inaugural title, the match-3 RPG Rise of Elements.VentureBeat - 17h -
Home buyers race to beat stamp duty rise
Thresholds will change on 1 April, leaving buyers a few weeks to complete or pay more in stamp duty.BBC News - 6h -
Poundland could be put up for sale as taxes rise
Tax increases due in April are adding "further pressure" to the discount chain's costs, its owner Pepco Group says.BBC News - 4h -
'Hello, Eric, it's Oprah.' Author Eric Puchner is latest member of Winfrey book club
Eric Puchner is a well-regarded fiction writer whose new novel, “Dream State,” tells a story about life’s unexpected and improbable plot twistsABC News - Feb. 18 -
Andrew Garfield, Percival Everett and Attica Locke among L.A. Times Book Prize finalists
Andrew Garfield, Percival Everett and Attica Locke are among the finalists for the 45th Los Angeles Times Book Prizes.Los Angeles Times - Feb. 19 -
Finalists announced for Lukas book prizes, which champion 'serious research and social concern.'
Books on slavery, the justice system, poverty and gender identity are among this year’s finalists for JABC News - Feb. 19 -
Really, who were those masked men? New series of books probes backstories of Marvel superheroes
If you love movies or comics, you’ve likely followed the adventures of Spider-Man, Iron Man and other superheroesABC News - Feb. 19 -
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner refused to sign memo saying Trump was not antisemitic, book says
Pair declined to give public endorsement of Trump in wake of 7 October attacks, All or Nothing by Michael Wolff reveals. Donald Trump ’s Jewish daughter and son-in-law, Ivanka Trump and Jared ...The Guardian - Feb. 21 -
‘It allowed us to survive, to not go mad’: the CIA book smuggling operation that helped bring down communism
From George Orwell to Hannah Arendt and John le Carré, thousands of blacklisted books flooded into Poland during the cold war, as publishers and printers risked their lives for literature. The ...The Guardian - Feb. 22 -
John Simpson: 2025 could be year for the history books as Trump shreds global norms
Like 1968 or 1989, this could be a year when the world changes in a fundamental way.BBC News - Feb. 23 -
Julianne Moore’s freckles? How Republican bans on ‘woke’ books have reached new level
Trump administration escalates movement forged by US states to censor literature in full-scale DEI crackdown. When the actor Julianne Moore learned her children’s book, Freckleface Strawberry , ...The Guardian - Feb. 24 -
‘It shatters my heart’: the slow death of India’s once-famous Urdu book bazaar
For over a century, poets, publishers and printers filled this Delhi district’s narrow lanes. But as profits plummet, bookshops are being replaced by kebab shops. Inside one of the oldest bookshops ...The Guardian - Feb. 25 -
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New book to detail ‘cover-up’ of Biden’s health decline before 2024 election
Original Sin by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson will focus on president’s ‘self-delusional’ decision to seek re-election. A new book announced on Wednesday aims to tell a behind-the-scenes story ...The Guardian - Feb. 26 -
Paul McCartney's next book, 'Wings,' is a look back at the group he formed after the Beatles
Paul McCartney’s next book, coming out this fall, is a reminder that the Beatles were not his only bandABC News - Feb. 26 -
More than half of books banned last year featured LGBTQ characters or people of color, report finds
More than half of books banned during the last school year featured or were about people of color or members of the LGBTQ community, according to a report released Thursday.NBC News - Feb. 27 -
Spirited Away's 856-Page Comic Book Omnibus Is Available Now For Only $30
Studio Ghibli fans can now add the massive All-in-One Edition of the Spirited Away Film Comic to their bookshelf. The 856-page hardcover omnibus collects all five volumes of the previously ...GameSpot - 6d -
Licence to kill: could a James Bond horror emerge when book copyrights expire?
Character and plots of Ian Fleming’s original literary works become open for public use in most countries in 2035. Amazon may have captured James Bond, paying billions to get creative control of ...The Guardian - 6d -
I’ve written my last book on boxing. The ring is darker than it has ever been | Donald McRae
For more than 50 years I’ve revelled in the epic courage of boxing. But deaths, gangsterism and sportswashing have made it much harder to love. When I was a boy, living in South Africa, I fell for ...The Guardian - 5d -
‘Books picked me up on bad days’: how reading romance helped Lucy Mangan through grief
After the death of her father, the writer took refuge in the kinds of stories she had once written off – discovering a comforting world of funny heroines and happy endings. Grief is an intensifier. ...The Guardian - 5d -
‘I’ve just changed my life’: ex-biker gang member books place at the Open
Australian Ryan Peake served five years in jail for assault Former Rebels gang member wins New Zealand Open The former motorcycle gang member Ryan Peake described his New Zealand Open triumph as ...The Guardian - 4d -
‘The blue blues have never left us’: a new book examines the color’s spanning ties to Black culture
Imani Perry’s Black in Blues traces the ways blue is woven through Black history, from Miles Davis to Toni Morrison. What makes blue Black?. In her latest book, Black in Blues: How a Color Tells ...The Guardian - 2d -
New Hunger Games Deluxe Book Box Set Is 50% Off Ahead Of Fifth Novel's Release
Hunger Games Deluxe Box Set (Paperback) $36.76 (was ...GameSpot - 1d -
Tony Danza takes on mob boss role in new season of "Power Book III: Raising Kanan"
Legendary actor Tony Danza, known for "Who's the Boss?" and "Taxi," returns to TV as Queens mob boss Stefano in "Power Book III: Raising Kanan." His character controls business in New York with ...CBS News - 1d -
Eight Fed districts had flat or slightly negative growth in February: Beige Book
The report from the Federal Reserve comes as talk about a potential recession has picked up in recent days.MarketWatch - 11h -
The Odds of a City-Killing Asteroid Hitting Earth Keep Rising
The likelihood of 2024 YR4 colliding with the our planet in 2032 have ticked up to over 3 percent. Is it time to start worrying?Wired - Feb. 20 -
Jobless Claims Rise a Little, But Do Not Yet Reflect DOGE Layoffs
Unemployment claims for the week of Feb. 15 were slightly more than expected, but don’t yet reflect the aggressive efforts of Elon Musk’s group.Inc. - Feb. 20 -
StanChart CEO says bonus cap led to ‘grotesque’ banker pay rises
Lender reduces chief executive’s basic pay by 40% but higher reward possible after UK’s abolition of capFinancial Times - Feb. 21 -
Men: Mizzou likely isn't done rising after beating Alabama
Alabama's defensive struggles are Missouri's gain this week. Plus, Wisconsin, Michigan State surge as Purdue, Memphis drop and Louisville returns.ESPN - Feb. 21 -
LGBTQ+ community in Germany rally against rise of far right ahead of elections
Community grapples with fear over ‘proliferation and normalisation of anti-queer and anti-trans sentiment in politics and the media’. They poured on to streets across Germany by the thousands, ...The Guardian - Feb. 21 -
'Tyranny is rising in the White House': Voters slam representatives on Trump, DOGE
Some Republicans are facing pushback in their hometowns as President Donald Trump and DOGE makes severe cuts across the federal government.ABC News - Feb. 21 -
As consumer delinquencies rise, U.S. economic growth increasingly powered by the wealthy
Most official data continues to show the U.S. economy is humming along, with unemployment historically low and inflation expectations still relatively stable.NBC News - Feb. 22
