One of the things that any bibliophile likes best is a book about books. Whether it features a magical bookstore, a vast library, an eccentric author or even a gentle satire of literary tropes, the author's love for books and the world that they contain radiate off of every page.“The Invisible ...
November was an awful month for turkeys, the Philadelphia 76ers and perhaps most of all, Dr. Ben Carson. He went from top in the polls to 15 points behind Donald Trump in all of three weeks. Referring to Hamas, the Palestinian political organization viewed by the United States as a terrorist group, ...
Pooja: Rebecca and I consistently say that in 10 years, we will become our mothers. Since moms are the best advice givers, we decided to outsource our column this week to Mama Siv and Mama Solo! From my side, you will be getting top notch advice from a bubbly Bombay-ite who talks to plants and thinks ...
Four days after the Paris attacks, Donald Trump explained to a crowd in Tennessee that he has an uncanny ability to see terrorism coming. He pointed to the fact that in his 2000 book, he described Osama Bin Laden as a “shadowy figure.” His unique ability to identify villains is the reason no ...
While I was in Beijing this summer, I reached out to a friend of a friend who I was hoping would give me some insight into her industry. When my friend sent an email introducing the two of us, she responded immediately with an invitation to her office. When I arrived in Beijing, I sent her a follow-up ...
With the playoffs fast approaching, there is no shortage of teams looking to make big plays and earn a spot in the postseason, and with that push comes plenty of opportunities for complete and utter failure. This week demonstrated exactly how desperate some teams on the bubble are to salvage their seasons.
This summer, I wrote an article for a small newspaper about natural gas extraction and production in Chautauqua County, N.Y., interviewing at least half a dozen people from local industries, governments and activist organizations. Natural gas is an influential yet contentious industry in this rural, ...
A couple of years ago, I got a concussion in West Hall. I just stood up and hit the ceiling. For those who were not there to witness it, it was quite a scandal -- a fire truck, an ambulance and two police cars all arrived on the scene. The Tufts medical team deemed me “incapable of making medical ...
So it’s that time of the year again in which we eagerly anticipate presents for Christmas and Premier League managers write to Santa (or their board) for a little something more. And then it’s up to their executives to decide if the managers have been naughty or nice.ArsenalSomeone to assist Francis ...
The only thing that might be more enjoyable than actually attending college is watching the countless television shows and movies that focus on the best four years of your life. This list goes over some of my favorite fictional colleges.Greendale Community CollegeNBC’s "Community" (2009-2015) ...
Well, we’ve certainly veered from the topic of body hair. You must be thinking, "Using the column to persecute spandex-stealers?! How dare she wield her power (?) and fame (?) for non-hair affiliated pursuits!"
Airports are human-crafted spaces that demand a special type of obedience resembling that of highly qualified military personnel. They require a certain uniform acquiescence inherent to forming long lines and waiting patiently. They test how easily you acquire the necessary knowledge of what goes under ...
The Philadelphia Eagles are an exploding train wreck drenched in failure. If Detroit can drop 45 points on them, it is scary to imagine what damage the Patriots will do. Start Brandon Bolden and LeGarrette Blount with confidence.The Broncos appear ready and willing to roll with Brock Osweiler at QB ...
This week, world leaders will meet in Paris for the COP21 conference on climate change. The goal is some sort of binding agreement to limit emissions, particularly in emerging economies like China and India.For President Obama, addressing climate change was a campaign promise. Through policies such ...
Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day: Dyed-in-the-wooladjective\dyde-in-thuh-WOOL\thoroughgoing, uncompromising I’ve been reflecting a lot lately. About my friends and family, how I’ve matured over the years and if all my life has actually led up to me becoming a monk in the Great Smoky Mountains ...
With a quarter of the NBA season come and gone, it's time to evaluate the production of the rookie class this season and determine who the frontrunners for the NBA Rookie of the Year award are thus far. Coming into the season, top draft picks Karl-Anthony Towns, D’Angelo Russell and Jahlil Okafor ...
Chick lit. Those two words instantly conjure up a whole host of associations with bright pink covers, desperately single heroines and love interests whose square jaws and rippling muscles are the most interesting things about them. I could talk for days about the problems with how this genre is characterized, ...
Dear Thanksgiving,I’ve never known exactly what to make of you. My family never had big get-togethers, and my being vegetarian tends to limit my turkey consumption. Plus, I’m guilty of framing you in my head as a pre-Christmas of sorts. But in recent years, I’ve started trying to give you more ...
Dear Everything Going On,A few days ago, I realized something. For the first time in my life, I felt worried for the world. In my 19 years, I’ve lived through a lot of ugly things; we are a generation who has been around for 9/11, the Iraq war, the Boston Marathon Bombings, the Sandy Hook shooting, ...
Running back has been by far the most difficult position to predict this season with an unusually large number of high profile backs suffering season-ending injuries. In their place, players like Thomas Rawls (30/209/1),Spencer Ware (11/96/2) and Darren McFadden (29/129) demonstrated an ability to ...
