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• ‘Morning Joe’ Hosts’ Salaries: How Much Money Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski and Willie Geist Make May 6, 2024 5:53 pm Closer Weekly - New York Joe Scarborough, his wife, Mika Brzezinski, and fellow anchor Willie Geist have cohosted the news talk show Morning Joe together since 2007, and they each have a pretty penny to show for it. Closer takes a look at their respective net worth, including how …
• Study Reveals the Influence of 11th Century Scientist On Modern-day Physics May 6, 2024 5:52 pm Ancient Origins By University of Sharjah Scientists from the University of Sharjah and the Warburg Institute are poring over the writings of an 11th century Arab-Muslim polymath to demonstrate his impact on the development of optical sciences and how he fundamentally …
• Seeking community but finding a cult in the tense, compelling 'The Witches of Bellinas' May 6, 2024 5:52 pm Los Angeles Times Book Review The Witches of Bellinas By J. Nicole Jones Catapult: 240 pages, $27 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. In the California coastal town of Bellinas, …
• From writers to mentors: Former teen authors help current teenagers achieve their publishing dreams May 6, 2024 5:47 pm The City Journals - Utah In 2021, she penned “The Art of the A: A Guide to Earning Straight A’s in Middle and High School Without Sacrificing Your Social Life, Sleep Schedule, or Sanity.”  It was shortly before she graduated from Alta High School herself. It was her second book …
• Miracles or signs? You decide May 6, 2024 5:27 pm South Platte Sentinel - Colorado Ken Frantz The first three books of the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, and Luke) are known as the Synoptic gospels. They are broadly related and represent a unified historical approach for many. Similar theological themes connect them in forming a floor for …
• On the legendary Phil Wood of Phil Wood Menswear, Westport May 6, 2024 5:22 pm Newsroom The following interview with auto electrician and former caver Stu Berendt, 68, of Charleston on the West Coast, came about because he was part of the caving team that found the rare and amazing fossil remains of the giant Haast eagle, the subject of one …
• David Baldacci’s latest: a race-infused murder case in Virginia, 1968 May 6, 2024 5:12 pm Daily Press - Virginia Rankings reflect sales for the week ended April 20, which were reported on a confidential basis by vendors offering a wide range of general interest titles. Every week, thousands of diverse selling locations report their actual sales on hundreds of …
• Meet the judges of the 2024 GamesBeat Visionary Awards May 6, 2024 5:10 pm VentureBeat Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the gaming industry’s top leaders? Learn more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship opportunities here.  Today we’re announcing our seventh annual GamesBeat Visionary Awards and the team of judges we’ve …
• The Top 35 Events in Seattle This Week: May 6–12, 2024 May 6, 2024 5:09 pm The Stranger - Washington State Jump to: Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Multi-Day MONDAY FILM Uncropped with Tricia Romano Remind Like List Former Stranger editor-in-chief Tricia Romano, who recently penned The Freaks Came Out to Write: The …
• Meet 5 of Seattle’s Weird and Wonderful Street Trees May 6, 2024 5:08 pm Seattle Met Magazine Taha Ebrahimi has always loved trees. Growing up in Seattle, she remembers spending afternoons playing with the neighbors in an abandoned wooded lot they dubbed “the jungle.” But it wasn’t until the Covid-19 lockdowns that she really began to pay attention …
• Mississippi College Retirees Leave Lasting Legacies, Share Fond Memories of Christian University May 6, 2024 5:06 pm The Clinton Courier - Mississippi Barbara Brown, left, director of development services, and Susan Lassiter, assistant professor of English, join 17 of their former colleagues as retirees who made a lasting impact on Mississippi College. Despite their widely divergent roles, Susan Lassiter …
• DeLue and Singer receive Behrman Award for the humanities May 6, 2024 5:05 pm Princeton University - New Jersey Princeton professors Rachael DeLue and Peter Singer have received the University’s 48th annual Howard T. Behrman Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Humanities. Rachael DeLue DeLue is the Christopher Binyon Sarofim '86 Professor in American Art, …
• Macomb County Library events week of May 5 and beyond May 6, 2024 4:49 pm Macomb Daily Center Line Public Library • Book Talk with Janie Paul at 5:30 p.m. May 9 Join for a discussion of her new book, Making Art in Prison: Survival and Resistance. Light refreshments will be served. • Spring Is In Bloom Storytime 11 a.m. May 11Join Miss Alex …
• Simonds, Ruefle, Francis and Nott Win Vermont Book Awards May 6, 2024 4:47 pm Seven Days - Vermont Three Vermont poets and a cartoonist have won the 2023 Vermont Book Award, the state's highest literary prize, which was presented at the Vermont College of Fine Arts in Montpelier on Saturday, May 4. Poet Sandra Simonds won the fiction award for her …
• Collectionary Enhances Comic Collecting Experience with Innovative eBay Integration May 6, 2024 4:43 pm EIN Presswire New "Cosmic Cover Search" & "Seeker" features SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA, May 6, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Since its inception in 2020, Collectionary has been revolutionizing the way savvy comic enthusiasts track their …
• Prince Harry court battle sparked 'questions about the duke's exaggerations' May 6, 2024 4:40 pm Daily Express Prince Harry's court battle over his US visa documents ignited "legitimate questions about the duke's exaggerations", a royal author has claimed. The Duke of Sussex's visa records have become the focal point of legal contention, with …
• Guido Palau’s New Book May 6, 2024 4:34 pm Harper's Bazaar You can tell a lot about a woman when you look at her hair—renowned hairstylist Guido Palau knows this well. Over the decades, Palau has become one of the most important hairstylists in the fashion industry, having produced memorable hair moments on …
• 1788 book set math course for Americans May 6, 2024 4:30 pm The Panolian - Mississippi Published 10:11 am Monday, May 6, 2024 By Gene Hays MSgt USMC (Ret) By 1785 Americans were ready for new math. In 1773, the sixth edition of Thomas Dilworth’s classic Schoolmaster’s Assistant was the dominant textbook of the day for students in American …
• Nancy French’s ‘Ghosted’ offers a haunting, helpful read — but not for everyone May 6, 2024 4:26 pm The Christian Chronicle The biggest villain — and rightly so — in Nancy French’s memoir “Ghosted: An American Story” is a preacher who gives the seventh-grader a ride home from Vacation Bible School. “In his early twenties, he was too young to be a preacher,” French writes. “But …
• John Robb on discovering Nirvana, that Oasis fight, and the health of new music May 6, 2024 4:25 pm NME Writer and musician John Robb has spoken to NME about his spoken word tour, being the first person to interview Nirvana, the infamous Oasis vs Cable fight, and his ongoing belief in new music. Robb is an author, journalist and member of punk legends …
• Korean 'healing fiction' captures hearts of young British readers May 6, 2024 4:24 pm The Korea Times By Kwon Mee-yoo Cover of "Marigold Mind Laundry" by Yun Jung-eun / Courtesy of Penguin Random House Korean literature is experiencing a surge in popularity across the United Kingdom, driven by a shift in literary preferences among a young and …
• Molly X. Chang On To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods, Her Chaotic Debut Year and Why It Felt So Important to Tell This Story May 6, 2024 4:24 pm Paste Debut years are often described as chaotic for authors. After all, there’s a tremendous amount of stress baked built into the process: general anxiety over the release of a first published work, the need to constantly be networking with other authors in …
• Corinne Fowler’s book explores how empire shaped rural Britain May 6, 2024 4:23 pm Asian Times FOR those whose idyllic view of Britain was shaped by poems like William Wordsworth’s I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud, Corinne Fowler’s new book will come as a shock. Generations of children who went to English medium schools in India and similar educational …
• Ann Hood Reveals Animated Cover for Forthcoming Novel, The Stolen Child (Exclusive) May 6, 2024 4:19 pm People Ann Hood is back with a new novel, as well as an animated cover to get readers excited! The Rhode Island and New York-based author will be releasing her latest work, The Stolen Child, on Tuesday, May 7 via W.W. Norton & Company and we have an exclusive …
• Two New Books Inspired by The Sopranos — Including a Collection of Cocktail Recipes — Are on Their Way — Look Inside! (Exclusive) May 6, 2024 4:18 pm People Almost two decades after its startling series finale, we still can’t stop talking about The Sopranos. Good news for those who can’t get enough of the mob drama: there are two books inspired by the show hitting shelves soon. The Sopranos: The Complete …
• ‘Another front in the ongoing culture war’ May 6, 2024 4:14 pm The Guardian John Oliver defended public libraries on Sunday’s Last Week Tonight, as the local institutions have “become another front in the ongoing culture war” with attacks on their funding, their staff and their collections. The American Library Association …
• Bestselling author Carley Fortune studied what makes a good romance novel May 6, 2024 4:13 pm Brandon Sun TORONTO – Carley Fortune’s books are written with an editor’s eye for detail. The romance novelist, one of the most successful to come out of Canada in recent memory, fell in love with the genre when she was working in journalism, steering the Canadian …
• New Library Exhibit Explores the Comics Scare of 1948-52 May 6, 2024 4:10 pm River Front Times - Missouri Before there were theories about the devastating effects of social media or video games or Tide Pods on young brains, there was one about comic books.  “Back in the day, Dr. [Fredric] Wertham was really good about scaring parents about what appeared in …
• A new book of essays tells the story of a “sagebrush sea” May 6, 2024 3:58 pm Wyoming Public Media Wyomingite Walt Gasson has published award winning essays in “Wyoming Wildlife Magazine,” “High Country News” and “Trout Magazine.” They’re now included in a new book titled “Craven Creek.” Wyoming Public Media’s Grady Kirkpatrick recently spoke with the …
• New Book ‘Mascots in Motion’ Highlights Automotive Design May 6, 2024 3:55 pm DBusiness Magazine - Michigan “Mascots in Motion, Images and Stories of Automotive Aesthetics” is a coffee-table-style art book featuring the photography of Steve Purdy.Shunpiker Productions in Williamston, south of Lansing, has released a new art book that celebrates the details of …