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“The Flip Side” by Jason Walz, Rocky Pond Books.

Writer turns broken heart into novel

“The Flip Side” by Jason Walz, Rocky Pond Books.

May 10, 2025, 5:09am Entertainment

Graphic novel “The Flip Side” grew out of Jason Walz’s grief and he hopes it will help other grieving people deal. What was he sad about? A lot. Read story

Musicians Justin Hayward, left, and John Lodge of the Moody Blues perform at the Nokia Theatre on Nov. 1, 2013, in Los Angeles, Calif.

Hayward explains noisy cat on ‘Nights in White Satin’

Musicians Justin Hayward, left, and John Lodge of the Moody Blues perform at the Nokia Theatre on Nov. 1, 2013, in Los Angeles, Calif.

May 10, 2025, 5:07am Entertainment

Justin Hayward insists there were two Moody Blues. He ought to know, as he was the principal lead singer and chief songwriter of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band. Read story

The bridge at the Swinging Bridge picnic area in Yosemite Valley sits just above the water level of the Merced River as Upper Yosemite Falls flows in the background on June 13, 2023.

Yosemite opens summer reservations after delays

The bridge at the Swinging Bridge picnic area in Yosemite Valley sits just above the water level of the Merced River as Upper Yosemite Falls flows in the background on June 13, 2023.

May 10, 2025, 5:07am Life

Yosemite National Park announced it has opened reservations for summer camping in a number of its popular campgrounds after a new reservation system and staff cuts caused delays and questions about when they would become available again. Read story

Style advisor Michael Andrew poses for a portrait May 2 in Atlanta. (Paul R.

The Met Gala is over, but dandyism isn’t. Here’s how to dress like a dandy in everyday life

Style advisor Michael Andrew poses for a portrait May 2 in Atlanta. (Paul R.

May 10, 2025, 5:05am Entertainment

Michael Henry Adams had reached a fashion crossroads by the early 1970s: As bell bottoms and afros became the trend and the look of film figures like John Shaft and “Super Fly” became style prototypes, the teenager felt unrepresented. Read story

“Change of Habit” by Sister Monica Clare, Gospel Advocate Co.

A comedian finds her calling as a nun

“Change of Habit” by Sister Monica Clare, Gospel Advocate Co.

May 10, 2025, 5:05am Entertainment

People come to their spiritual beliefs in all kinds of ways — through religious upbringing; as a result of contemplation and prayer; sometimes because of trauma. Sister Monica Clare, an Episcopalian nun, came to hers through want. Read story

Artist Seamus Liam O’Brien sits for a portrait as he works to paint a rubber duck into a painting he found for $5 at a neighbor’s garage sale before placing it up for sale at a local thrift store on March 29 at his home in St. Paul.

Artist ducks up thrift store art

Artist Seamus Liam O’Brien sits for a portrait as he works to paint a rubber duck into a painting he found for $5 at a neighbor’s garage sale before placing it up for sale at a local thrift store on March 29 at his home in St. Paul.

May 10, 2025, 5:04am Life

Attention, Louvre Museum: It might be a good idea to keep Seamus Liam O’Brien away from the Mona Lisa. Read story

A sign is posted in the room of inmate Robert Franklin Stroud, known as the “Birdman of Alcatraz” in the former hospital at Alcatraz Island on March 21, 2013, in San Francisco, Calif.

The enduring myth of ‘the Birdman of Alcatraz’

A sign is posted in the room of inmate Robert Franklin Stroud, known as the “Birdman of Alcatraz” in the former hospital at Alcatraz Island on March 21, 2013, in San Francisco, Calif.

May 10, 2025, 5:04am Life

He was arguably the most famous prisoner ever housed at Alcatraz, the federal prison perched high on an island off the coast of San Francisco. Read story

FILE - The Queen Mary 2 prepares to depart the Red Hook Terminal, bound for Southampton, England, in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Nov. 11, 2018.

Stay safe from norovirus on cruise

FILE - The Queen Mary 2 prepares to depart the Red Hook Terminal, bound for Southampton, England, in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Nov. 11, 2018.

May 10, 2025, 5:04am Life

For Americans planning cruise ship vacations this spring or summer, there could be reason to worry about more than rough seas, experts say. Read story

“Orris and Timble: Lost and Found” by Kate DiCamillo,
Candlewick.

In Kate DiCamillo’s ‘Orris and Timble,’ owl and rat are pals

“Orris and Timble: Lost and Found” by Kate DiCamillo,
Candlewick.

May 10, 2025, 5:03am Entertainment

I am 100 percent certain Kate DiCamillo knows that owls eat rats and that’s one of the reasons I love her second “Orris and Timble” book, about an owl and a rat who are friends. Read story

“Miracles and Wonder: The Historical Mystery of Jesus” by Elaine Pagels

Author explores historical Jesus in new ‘Miracles’

“Miracles and Wonder: The Historical Mystery of Jesus” by Elaine Pagels

May 10, 2025, 5:03am Entertainment

On a Zoom call from her neat, book-lined home office in Princeton, N.J., Elaine Pagels explains how her latest book, “Miracles and Wonder: The Historical Mystery of Jesus,” differs from her previous works of scholarly nonfiction. Read story