At 83, Anne Tyler Has a New Novel. She’d Rather Talk About Anything Else.
While many of her contemporaries are playing canasta, she’s releasing her 25th book. There’s no mystery to it, Tyler says: ...
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Needy Streamer Overload: Typing of the Net Is a Novelty
Typing of the Net is a prime example of style over substance, as there's very little to this game beyond aesthetics.
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Word of the Day: Banal
The word "banal" originates from the French word banal, meaning "pertaining to a ban" or something commonplace. It referred to something that was available to all or overused. The term entered English ...
Jurassic World Rebirth Trailer Features Huge Callbacks to Jurassic Park 3 and the Novel
Rebirth features plenty of nods to the past, including a fan favorite scene from the novel. Plus, there's a brand-new mutant dino that looks a lot like a ...
First comes love, then comes marriage — but after divorce, can friendship grow?
These momentous events are told in Tyler’s deceivingly simple prose, which focuses on the ordinary details of a day: grilling ...
Yale Scientists Reprogram Genetic Code To Create Revolutionary Synthetic Organism
Yale researchers have created "Ochre," a genomically recoded organism that enables the production of synthetic proteins with ...
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A Novelist Who Looks Into the Dark
Although the press labeled it “the first Brexit novel,” the word Brexit is never uttered in the book. A seemingly random yet oddly menacing chain-link fence, topped with barbed wire and ...
‘Mussolini’ director Joe Wright: ‘When did anti-fascism become controversial?’
Wright, 52, started off political. As a teenager in the 1980s, he went on anti-nuclear marches and deployed the term fascist ...
The 5 Best Horror Movies Adapted From Classic Literature
The relationship between horror movies and horror literature goes way back. In fact, some of the best and most terrifying ...
With the release of her 25th novel, Anne Tyler reflects on a life of writing
The author’s newest work, Three Days in June, tackles familiar themes of family dynamics with a dramatic tension ...
Super Bowl LIX novelty props: Taylor Swift Specials
Super Bowl LIX is just a few days away, and this year, the novelty market options surrounding the big game are bigger and better than ever. FanDuel has Swift listed at +750 to appear on stage for the ...