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‘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...
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...
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...
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...
Gisele Fetterman opens up about husband’s stroke, depression and media backlash in new book
Morning Call - Pennsylvania
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July 15, 2025
By Hallie Lauer, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (TNS) On two separate occasions Gisele Baretto Fetterman was the first person to notice that something wasn’t right with husband, U.S. Senator John Fetterman. The first time was in May 2022 when travelling...
Book Review – OPL 245: Adoke and “Malabugate”
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 15, 2025
_______________________________________________________________________ Mohammed Bello Adoke, OPL 245: Inside Story of the $1.3 bn Nigerian Oil Block. UK: The Conrad Press, 2025, 271 pp. OPL 245 is probably the most well-known oil block to be...
No disciplinary action after controversial police file linked gender critics to the Nazis
Daily Mail
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July 15, 2025
No one will be disciplined over a ‘deeply offensive’ Police Scotland document which compared feminist campaigners who oppose transgender policies to Nazis, the Mail can reveal. The force was at the centre of a storm of criticism in May after staff...
Australia news live: another childcare centre added to accused paedophile Joshua Dale Brown’s work history
The Guardian
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July 16, 2025
New childcare centre added to list of alleged Melbourne paedophile’s workplaces Alleged paedophile Joshua Dale Brown has been linked to another daycare centre not previously listed by authorities, bringing his total known workplaces to 24....
Mix Tape review – nails the heart-stopping excitement of new love
The Guardian
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July 15, 2025
A few questions before we begin. Did you come of age in or around 1989? Do you look back on your teenage years with fondness or horror? Did you have a great, formative love during the above? Did you let him/her go and never even do a cursory...
CBE credits pre-existing ‘rigorous processes’ for library book selection
LiveWire Calgary
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July 15, 2025
Despite Alberta’s Minister of Education implementing province-wide standards for material in school, the Calgary Board of Education (CBE) says it already has processes in place to ensure books are appropriate. Last week, Minister Demetrios...
Rep. James Thibault questions book policies and FBI actions in recent statements
Lake Region News - New Hampshire
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July 15, 2025
Representative James Thibault, a legislator from New Hampshire, has recently addressed several issues on social media concerning education policy and federal surveillance. His statements focus on the removal of certain books from schools and...
UnitedHealth’s Response To People Cheering Their CEO’s Murder: Silence The Critics
Techdirt
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July 15, 2025
from the murder-the-truth dept When your CEO gets murdered and half the internet celebrates, most companies might pause and ask “why do so many people hate us?” But UnitedHealth had a different response: hire more lawyers to silence the critics....
33 summer book recommendations featuring some of 2025’s best novels and more
Orange County Register - California
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July 15, 2025
Summertime means vacations – and vacations mean books. (And sunscreen and cold drinks. But mostly books.) The season is traditionally a busy one for publishers, who often release some of their most exciting titles over the next few months. This...
Vaneisa: The laptop and the book—things to ponder before handing out devices
Wired 868
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July 15, 2025
More than a decade ago, when the People’s Partnership Government provided laptops to students entering secondary school, it was seen as a wise and progressive thing to do. It was reported that 95,000 laptops had been distributed. I witnessed...
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AASHTO Journal
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July 15, 2025
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Author Leigh Bardugo says modern readers have to ‘get comfortable with discomfort’ again
Page Six
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July 14, 2025
Leigh Bardugo wants “to f**k you up a little.” The best-selling fantasy author — known for her “Shadow and Bone” trilogy of novels, which became a Netflix hit — wants to remind people to “tolerate discomfort” in art. Bardugo told a Hamptons crowd,...
Martin Cruz Smith, Bay Area author of ‘Gorky Park’, dies at 82
Marin Independent Journal - California
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July 15, 2025
By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Martin Cruz Smith, the best-selling mystery novelist who engaged readers for decades with “Gorky Park” and other thrillers featuring Moscow investigator Arkady Renko, has died at age 82. Smith died Friday at a...
7 Most Critically Acclaimed Shows of 2025
Sportskeeda
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July 15, 2025
Several critically acclaimed shows of 2025 have transformed the viewing experience for TV audiences globally. Just halfway through this year, there have been multiple shows that have received praise from fans and critics alike. These series...
Book review - 'At the Window'
The Register-Herald - West Virginia
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“At the window” by hope lim is about surprising friendships. shown through soft, shimmering watercolor illustrations, a young girl and her dog go for walks through their city. when she notices a woman sitting in front of her large window, she...