The Women’s Prize for Fiction 2024 shortlist has been announced The shortlist for the Women’s Prize for Fiction has been announced, narrowing down the six authors and books in consideration for the major accolade. Revealed on Wednesday morning (24 April), the list ... 04/23/2024 - 11:22 pm | View Link
Ukraine names ‘Tortured Poets Department’ of writers killed in war Ukraine paid homage to Ukrainian writers who died during the country’s war with Russia by referencing Taylor Swift’s newest album, “The Tortured Poets Department.” “The Tortured Poets ... 04/23/2024 - 12:14 pm | View Link
World Book Day: 15 Books By Black Women That Changed My Brain Chemistry As an avid reader, World Book Day shows me the power of imagination and story-telling. Books written by Black women have shaped my ambitions, fantasies, and fears. Their words have lifted and ... 04/23/2024 - 5:12 am | View Link
Some writers and readers wrestle with tough subjects at Los Angeles Times Festival of Books Authors discuss their books in front of audiences on the USC campus during the 2024 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books on Saturday. 04/20/2024 - 10:57 am | View Link
Thank you for joining us at the 2023 San Diego Festival of Books! Thank you for joining us for The San Diego Union-Tribune 7th Annual Festival of Books, presented by the University of San Diego, on August 19. The event, hosted on the USD campus, is for book ... 08/15/2020 - 12:06 pm | View Link
In 2021, troubled by a law change in Georgia that could restrict voting access, business leaders Ken Chenault and Ken Frazier partnered to gather the support of U. S. executives to take a stand. They secured more than 700 signatures for their statement opposing “discriminatory legislation.” But the pair told the audience at the TIME100 Summit on Wednesday that today’s political and social climate would make such an effort more difficult to achieve in 2024.
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“I think it would be much harder to get CEOs to take a stand on those issues or many other issues,” said Frazier, the chairman of health assurance Initiatives at General Catalyst, and former CEO at pharmaceutical company Merck—which, as a premiere partner for the TIME100 franchise, was a sponsor of the event—during a panel discussion alongside Chenault.
Two iconic female athletes—Ibtihaj Muhammad and A’ja Wilson—called for more U. S. investment in women’s sports at the TIME100 Summit on Wednesday.
“I would love to see these big companies…invest in women and invest in the game,” Muhammad said.
Muhammad is an Olympic medalist in fencing, activist and author and Wilson is an Olympic gold medalist in basketball and WNBA Champion.
(WASHINGTON, D. C.) — About one-quarter of U. S. adults over age 50 say they expect to never retire and 70% are concerned about prices rising faster than their income, an AARP survey finds.
About 1 in 4 have no retirement savings, according to research released Wednesday by the organization that shows how a graying America is worrying more and more about how to make ends meet even as economists and policymakers say the U.
If you’ve been exercising your vocal cords to Taylor Swift’s album The Tortured Poets Department, it might be time to move on to other body parts—like your arms, legs, and core. We asked three fitness trainers how to turn a handful of Swift’s new tunes into a fun and effective workout.
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Use the opening track on The Tortured Poets Department as a warm-up for the rest of your workout, advises Kelly Borowiec, a certified personal trainer in San Francisco.
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Perform 14 reps (to mimic a fortnight) of each exercise.
Arm circles: While jogging in place, extend your arms out and perform forward circular motions.
Selena Gomez is committed to Rare Beauty, she said at the 2024 TIME100 Summit in New York City on Wednesday. Gomez launched the vegan and cruelty free makeup line in Sept. 2020, and it has since amassed a valuation of $2 billion, a figure that led to reports of a potential sale in Rare Beauty’s immediate future.
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“I don’t think I’m going anywhere.
The nation’s school meals will get a makeover under new nutrition standards that limit added sugars for the first time, the U. S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday.
The final rule also trims sodium in kids’ meals, although not by the 30% first proposed in 2023. And it continues to allow flavored milks — such as chocolate milk — with less sugar, rather than adopting an option that would have offered only unflavored milk to the youngest kids.
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The aim is to improve nutrition and align with U.