Bill Gates Isn’t Like Those Other Tech Billionaires
The older he gets, the more Bill Gates is surprised by what the world dishes up. Take billionaires. There are many now from the tech industry, quite a few with…
Stephan Thernstrom, Leading Critic of Affirmative Action, Dies at 90
Stephan Thernstrom, a Harvard history professor and author who, with his wife, the political scientist Abigail Thernstrom, vaulted to national prominence during the 1990s as a leading critic of affirmative…
William E. Leuchtenburg, Scholar of F.D.R. and the Presidency, Dies at 102
William E. Leuchtenburg, a historian whose books cemented the place of Franklin D. Roosevelt among the greatest American presidents, died on Tuesday at his home in Chapel Hill, NC. He…
New Romance Books – The New York Times
We’ve seen since the Regency how romance plots generate tension from the friction between characters’ emotions and their family’s expectations. Many contemporary romances are modern skins wrapped around this structure,…
‘Modern Love Podcast:’ That Time I Bought My Husband’s Girlfriend a Burial Plot
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Book Review: ‘Superbloom,’ by Nicholas Carr; ‘The Sirens’ Call,’ by Chris Hayes
SUPERBLOOM: How Technologies of Connection Tear Us Apart, by Nicholas Carr THE SIRENS’ CALL: How Attention Became the World’s Most Endangered Resource, by Chris Hayes On April 15, 1912, shortly…
4 New Historical Fiction Books Imbued With a Rich Sense of Place
By Julian Zabalbeascoa “In war, the full breadth of emotions persist, hiding among the horror — even joy.” For Mariana, whose fiery political writing is an inspiration to her fellow…
Book Review: ‘The Killing Fields of East New York,’ by Stacy Horn
THE KILLING FIELDS OF EAST NEW YORK: The First Subprime Mortgage Scandal, a White-Collar Crime Spree, and the Collapse of an American Neighborhood, by Stacy Horn After a financial crisis…
François Ponchaud, Who Alerted World to Cambodian Atrocities, Dies at 86
The Rev. François Ponchaud, a French Catholic priest whose book “Cambodia: Year Zero” alerted the world to the atrocities being committed by the communist Khmer Rouge that would eventually take…
Book Review: ‘Picturing the Border,’ by Nadiah Rivera Fellah
In Nadiah Rivera Fellah’s PICTURING THE BORDER (The Cleveland Museum of Art, $40), an aerial shot captures the border fence carving through a large mound in the Sonoran Desert, leaving…