Since opening up an independent bookstore on Long Island, I’ve often been asked by my former colleagues in Congress for book ...

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Democratic philanthropist George Soros and actor-director Denzel Washington were also awarded the nation's highest civilian honor in a White House ceremony."For the final time as president ...

overshadowed in a life that had him tending the legacy of his younger sibling George. Jennifer Szalai, Dwight Garner and Alexandra Jacobs look back at the books that “offered refuge from the whe ...

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Yet Coll’s chastening new book about the events leading up to the Iraq War, in 2003, shows just how often the agency was flying blind. Washington’s failure to foresee Saddam Hussein’s ...

The new book “El Cid: The Life and Afterlife of ... and compulsive party-throwing are remembered in Meryl Gordon’s new biography, “The Woman Who Knew Everyone.” Lily Tuck’s “The ...

Students share their resolutions, advice and predictions for 2025. By The Learning Network What makes a great playlist? Pop music critic Lindsay Zoladz joins us to discuss. Post your comments ...

Adam Brody and Leighton Meester's home in Pacific Palisades has burned to the ground, while Hollywood is canceling and/or postponing premieres and awards shows. Lisa Kudrow belatedly finds note in ...