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The author's grandmother lived to 99. Courtesy of Tracy Granzyk My grandmother lived to 99, and I got to know her better as an adult than I did as a child. I'm glad we spent that time together and tha...
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 18: This combination photo shows the he toy doll Barbie in her various incarnations at Leuralla NSW toy and railway museum, as the iconic doll approaches her 50th birthhday May...
People are taking to Instagram to reminisce 2016 in all its fishnet-stocking glory. Melodie Jeng/Getty Images 2016 is so back — at least on Instagram. Millennials are putting up pictures of them...
Big time football — like this month's college football championship — is the most dominant force in American culture. It won't always be that way, writer Chuck Klosterman argues in his new...
Article URL: https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2026/01/09/bennett-cerf-biography-nothing-random-feldman-book-review/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46663686 Points: 5 # Comments...
Janie George spoke with Business Insider about how she's participating in the nostalgic economy. Elizabeth Jackson Janie George and her husband are introducing analog and retro items to their three ch...
The author buys two of everything so their kids are not stressed living between two homes after divorce. Courtesy of the author I buy duplicates so my kids don't live out of bags between homes. Small ...
A McDonnell F-4S Phantom II in the Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider The Nat...
Oni Press is starting off the new year strong with a new graphic novel called The Demon of Beausoleil. Even though it deals with demons and exorcism, this book is actually a surprisingly lighthearted ...
From utopian origins to AI-driven rivals, the "people's encyclopedia" has been shaped by debates over neutrality, expertise and the future of shared knowledge....
In the predawn cold of a northern Seoul neighbourhood, hundreds of people line the street in padded coats, stamping their feet to keep warm. Adults, students and young children wait patiently for the ...
I plan vacations for a living, including all-inclusive trips, and I help my clients avoid common booking mistakes. Kari Becker As a travel planner, I regularly stay at all-inclusive resorts and book l...
America has more Chinese restaurants than McDonald's and Burger King locations combined. But many of the nation's favorite takeout dishes, such as fortune cookies and chop suey, were invented in the U...
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The real magic behind all those attractions, films, and moments we hold so close to our hearts is only made possible by the tireless work of the many craftspeople responsible for them, and now a new d...
Article URL: https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/2026/01/the-worlds-most-powerful-literary-critic-is-on-tiktok Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46751231 Points: 11 # Comments:...
Games Workshop has published a Warhammer lore explanation for the existence of female Custodes following a new miniature range announcement on Friday. During a preview livestream, the British company ...
A cartoon by the French satirical weekly portraying the deadly fire in Crans-Montana as the "comedy of the year" provokes disgust....