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The University of Alberta law professor continues his crusade against junk science and online misinformation in his fifth ...

Introducing his famed collection of New Yorker writings about boxing, The Sweet Science, the journalist and famed chronicler of the pugilistic arts AJ Liebling acknowledged his debt to a 19th ...

"I used to be a connoisseur of stories about young, doomed geniuses," says Timothy Egan at The New York Times, but the "doomed youth parables" of the F. Scott Fitgeralds and Vincent van Goghs who ...

New Eugene Mayor Kaarin Knudson says she want to build more houses and bring people back t... January 17, 2025 • Kaarin Knudson became the mayor of Oregon's second largest city, Eugene, on Monday.

Essential books about racism for all readers When it comes to understanding race and social justice in this country, authors of the most prominent books about racism have a message: Skip the ...

As Britain's most enduring rocker becomes an octogenarian, Sir Rod Stewart has swapped his wild lifestyle for a quiet life in ...

'll be honest with y'all: I did not particularly enjoy "The Egg and I." Sincerest apologies to the late author, whom I'm glad I can't interview for this final analysis. I say that because I wouldn ...

The 2025 inauguration of Donald Trump featured a Comic-Con-esque official speech, followed by a longer, less filtered address ...

A closer dive into a dark chapter of Oklahoma’s history is the theme of the next “Let’s Talk About It” book lecture series at ...

A closer dive into a dark chapter of Oklahoma’s history is the theme of the next “Let’s Talk About It” book lecture series at Pauls Valley’s public library. The theme of this next series is “The Worst ...