November 25, 2023, 5:51am Entertainment
The subject of Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter’s new book, “The Upcycled Self” is the Roots rapper himself. The co-leader of “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” band is an actor, college professor, stand-up comic, and now author. Read story
November 25, 2023, 5:49am Entertainment
“America Fantastica,” the latest and perhaps last book by Austin, Texas, novelist Tim O’Brien, yanks off the Vietnam War writer tag that has long dogged the author of “Going After Cacciato” and “The Things They Carried.” Read story
November 25, 2023, 5:47am Life
When Mary Leopold helped place a wind phone on hole 11 of Canal Shores Golf Course in Evanston, Ill., she envisioned it as a place to connect with her late son, Oliver. Read story
November 25, 2023, 5:44am Entertainment
A paean to the life-changing power of music, Jeff Tweedy’s amiable new memoir focuses on the songs that inspired an introspective Midwestern boy to start a series of bands, most notably the Grammy-winning group Wilco. Read story
November 25, 2023, 5:44am Entertainment
This Nov. 22 will mark 60 years since President John F. Kennedy was gunned down in Dallas – an event that not only terrorized a nation and inspired the 25th Amendment to the Constitution, but spawned a vast body of literature about the murder and its meaning in American life. Read story
November 25, 2023, 5:43am Entertainment
A good book packs power. A good book thoughtfully chosen as a gift can add a layer of joy. Read story
November 25, 2023, 5:43am Entertainment
John Duffy wrote his new book with a hopeful, broken heart. Read story
November 25, 2023, 5:42am Entertainment
Toymakers are tweaking original classic games or coming out with new ones that embrace an audience that’s been around for a while: people over 65 years old. Read story
November 25, 2023, 5:38am Entertainment
A new detail about the identity of the anonymous, politically minded street artist known as Banksy has been revealed thanks to a rediscovered interview from 20 years ago. Read story
November 25, 2023, 5:35am Life
A faded and cracked felt bicorne hat worn by Napoléon Bonaparte sold for $2.1 million at an auction Sunday of the French emperor’s belongings. Read story