8 New Books We Recommend This Week
In publishing, the onset of autumn often means a change of mind-set, away from the frothy beach books of summer and toward weightier quote …
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When a President Wrote for the Book Review
Past presidents and soon-to-be presidents have long written for the Book Review — Herbert Hoover, Bill Clinton, John F. Kennedy. The very first …
Randall Kennedy on ‘Say It Loud!’
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | How to Listen The Harvard law professor Randall Kennedy’s new book, “Say It Loud!,” collects 29 …
In Race for 5G, Alarm and Security Services Get Stuck in the Middle
Melissa Brinkman’s troubles are threatening to slow down AT&T’s multibillion-dollar rollout of ultrafast 5G wireless technology. Ms. Brinkman is …
Who is Meng Wanzhou?
When Meng Wanzhou was arrested by the Canadian authorities in the Vancouver airport while changing flights December 2018, she suddenly became one …
The Restaurant Host Is Suddenly at the Front of the Covid Wars
Caroline Young was thrilled to be hired two years ago as a host at Café Poêtes in Houston. She was pursuing an undergraduate degree in …
The Best One-Bowl Cookie Recipe You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
Brown-edge cookies may not look like much — and their no-nonsense name certainly doesn’t do them any favors — but don’t let appearances fool you …
This Weeknight Chicken Recipe Has Mass Appeal
Jack Sprat may eat no fat, but I wonder how he’d weigh in on boneless, skinless chicken thighs. Unlike the rich, sinewy flesh of the drumstick or …
Behind the Trees, a Brooklyn Artists’ Collective
Hidden by overgrown trees and flowering shrubs in need of a haircut, 70 Lefferts Place, in Brooklyn’s Clinton Hill, can be hard to find amid its …
Holding Back the Floodwaters
How do you keep the water out when it seems unstoppable? That is the question that keeps Carrie Moore glued to her phone whenever it rains …