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Book reviews: 'Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream' and 'Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television'
The Week Magazine
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July 15, 2025
'Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream' by Megan Greenwell Several years ago, the four ordinary Americans profiled in Megan Greenwell's new book "wanted only to raise their families and contribute to their communities,"...
Book Nook: Cane River's Lalita Tademy & Jazz Critic Nat Hentoff
WYSO - Ohio
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July 15, 2025
In 1995, Lalita Tademy left behind a successful Silicon Valley career to begin doing genealogy as she researched her ancestors, some impressive women who were formerly enslaved. It took her six years and many drafts to sell this novel based on her...
Review: Looking After – A Portrait of My Autistic Brother
Camden New Journal
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Caroline Elton and, inset, her brother Lionel BEING autistic, Lionel from Camden could barely express himself, let alone communicate with anyone – but playing the piano transformed him. Now his sister, Caroline Elton, a leading psychologist, has...
They nurtured the fantasies of millions of readers — did they also pave the way for Donald Trump? By Julia M. Klein 4 min read
Forward
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July 15, 2025
Si Newhouse with Anna Winotur at a book party in New York, 1990. Photo by Getty Images By Julia M. Klein July 15, 2025 Empire of the Elite: Inside Condé Nast, the Media Dynasty That Reshaped America By Michael M. Grynbaum Simon & Schuster, 368...
U.S. could safely end routine adult tetanus and diphtheria shots, review suggests
Medical News
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July 16, 2025
The United States could safely drop tetanus and diphtheria booster shots for adults and save an estimated $1 billion a year, according to a new review led by researchers at Oregon Health & Science University. The safety and savings depend on...
Kimberly Akimbo review: a Broadway musical hit now making its Australian premiere
Arts Hub
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July 15, 2025
‘Impossible not to love’ said one of the first reviews of Kimberly Akimbo, the Broadway hit that blitzed the 2023 Tony Awards, and is now receiving its Australian premiere in a co-production between Melbourne Theatre Company and State Theatre...
Don’t Dread the Flight Review
Flying Magazine
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July 15, 2025
There is something about the thought of doing a flight review that makes pilots cringe as though they are talking about a trip to the dentist. Per cFAR 61.56, a flight review usually consists of at least an hour of ground and one of flight, which...
Locksley Resources taps US advisor to drive critical minerals strategy
Stockhead
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July 14, 2025
Financial services group Viriathus Capital LLC will help shape Locksley’s downstream strategy in alignment with US critical minerals policy. Pic: Getty Images Locksley Resources appoints Viriathus Capital LLC as capital markets advisor The company...
New search function launched for CN readers
Construction News
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July 15, 2025
Construction News has revamped its search engine with a range of improvements including AI summaries of queries at the top of the results page. Following the overhaul of search, CN readers can now find the information they are after with ease....
Brazilian Critical Minerals takes key Ema REE step with BFS lead appointed
Stockhead
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July 15, 2025
Altris Engineering joins the highly experienced group of specialists Brazilian Critical Minerals has put together to fast-track Ema through feasibility studies. Pic: Getty Images BCM appoints Altris Engineering as lead engineer for Ema BFS Altris...
Folsom bookstore celebrates Moon Day with local author, Kids Activities
Folsom Times - California
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July 15, 2025
Aerospace veteran Brett Hoffstadt to read his “Good Night Moonrise” book and inspire young explorers Families looking to celebrate the wonders of space exploration this weekend have a special opportunity in Historic Folsom, where Ruby’s Books will...
‘The Seagull: Malibu’ theater review
People's World
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July 15, 2025
Christopher Glenn Gilstrap and Susan Angelo in 'The Seagull: Malibu'| Ian Flanders The playwrights Henrik Ibsen of Norway, August Strindberg of Sweden, and Anton Chekhov of Russia were, roughly speaking, 19th-century contemporaries who helped...
Martin Cruz Smith, best-selling author of ‘Gorky Park,’ dies at 82
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. By the time he wrote “Gorky Park” (1981), Mr. Smith had spent years toiling in obscurity, churning out paperback westerns, thrillers,...
Burkart: One book, one community
Verona Press - Wisconsin
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The act of reading is often a solo adventure but staff at the Verona Public Library are bringing people together with our community read project, Verona Reads! The library is featuring three titles this summer for our community read: Northwoods: A...
Weaponising Truth: A critical analysis of the Karnataka Misinformation and Fake News (Prohibition) Bill, 2025
Sabrang India
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July 15, 2025
The Karnataka Misinformation and Fake News (Prohibition) Bill, 20255, introduced ostensibly to curb the spread of false information online, reveals a deeply troubling architecture when examined closely. Behind the rhetoric of ‘public safety and...
Listen: Author Mike Holcombe discusses the unique history of Asheville’s water system
BPR News - North Carolina
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July 15, 2025
During the water crisis caused by Hurricane Helene last year, a lot of people became so-called ‘‘water nerds,’ mastering new terms like ‘turbidity’ and ‘coagulation’ to better understand why our taps ran dry for weeks after the storm. You could...
Mark Gatiss reveals his new series Bookish started as a book
What to Watch
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July 15, 2025
Mark Gatiss is no stranger to mysteries, whether as the co-creator of BBC One's Sherlock (and portraying Sherlock's brother, Mycroft Holmes) or as the writer/director of spine-chilling ghost stories for the BBC at Christmas. But in his new series...
‘The Dream Hotel’ Review: Deeply Philosophical But Exaggeratedly Didactic
The Harvard Crimson - Massachusetts
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In a near-future dystopia, wife, mother, and archivist Sara Hussein is taken to a women’s retention center after a misunderstanding during which customs gave her too high of a risk score as she travelled back to LAX. However, this risk score isn’t...
Bangladesh On Edge As Yunus Unleashes Unfettered Assault On Intellectuals, Critics Of Radical Islam
Ommcom News
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July 15, 2025
New Delhi: That Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Advisor of Bangladesh’s Interim Government, continues to be suspicious of the civil society in the country has been proven once again with the arrest of reputed fellow economist, 71-years-old Professor...
Charter Books to host Casey Sherman for true crime book event
What's Up Newp - Rhode Island
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July 15, 2025
Newport’s Charter Books will welcome bestselling author and screenwriter Casey Sherman for a free evening event on Wednesday, July 16th at 6 p.m. Sherman, known for his 2009 book “The Finest Hours” which Disney adapted into a 2016 film starring...