Jules Verne: The writer who inspired space exploration
French author Jules Verne gave us some astoundingly accurate predictions of future technological advances. His stories spurred many scientists and inventors on to make his visions a reality.
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Sally Williams, who forged a stellar career in the government and devoted herself to causes on Staten Island, dies at 94
(Staten Island Advance/Jan Somma-Hammell) advance Her father, Arleigh Williamson, was a professor who wrote a book called “Speaking in Public ... and had analytical skills,” said her son, Timothy ...
Judge Strikes Down Portions of Arkansas Law That Threatened Librarians
Republicans passed the law in 2023, joining other conservative states and counties that have sought to restrict the ...
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Timothée Chalamet doesn’t talk much about his Judaism. But it turns out his grandfather was an important Jewish writer from the Bronx.
The A-list Jewish actor was named after his maternal grandfather, Harold “Hal” Flender, who wrote about the Holocaust and ...
A Conversation About the Virgin Birth That Maybe Wasn’t
The scholar Elaine Pagels discusses her research about ancient accounts suggesting that Jesus’ father might have been a Roman ...
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I was the child of a serial killer – and turned him in to the police
Balascio was growing up, she had suspicions that her dad was up to something nefarious. One day, she called a cold case ...
Time18d
The 39 Most Anticipated Books of 2025
The 39 most anticipated books of 2025 include Susan Choi’s long-awaited follow-up to Trust Exercise, an essay collection from environmental justice activist Catherine Coleman Flowers ...
Variety18d
‘Murder, She Wrote’ Movie Eyes Jamie Lee Curtis for Angela Lansbury’s Iconic Role
Jamie Lee Curtis better bust out the doilies and contempo casual trench coats — it seems she’s headed to “Murder, She Wrote.” Variety has confirmed that Oscar winner Curtis is in early ...
Sydney Morning Herald19d
On the trail of alleged serial swindler Timothy J Alford, aka ‘Hurricane Tim’
Timothy John Alford is accused of being a serial ... Back in 2020, Lander was chasing Tim Alford over an alleged debt. So we wrote this story, and then we started to get emails from people in ...
The Washington Post19d
Indiana decertifies ex-cop who sexually abused a teen. It took two years and a Post investigation.
Former South Bend officer Timothy Barber had kept his certification ... bars and instead placed him on probation, according to a written transcript of the hearing. “I’m giving you a break ...
New Statesman19d
10 memorable pieces from my editorship
Faber & Faber, 416pp, £30. Buy the book Salman Rushdie’s book is subtitled “Meditations After an Attempted Murder” and is an attempt to work through the attack on his life that took place in August ...
DNA India20d
Meet man, who failed to clear SSB written test 16 times, finally aced UPSC exam through...
In this article, we are going to tell the story of a man who failed to clear the SSB written test 16 times. However, it was his unwavering determination that made him achieve his goals. Meemansa ...