Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. The Books New York Times Readers Loved in 2024 The NYT continues to slice and dice best-of coverage in 2024, from all-century selection all the way today to reader choices for favorite books of 2024.
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Introduction to Nordstrom Rack Clear the Rack Sale The Nordstrom Rack Clear the Rack sale is a highly anticipated clearance event that brings exceptional markdowns on popular brands, offering shoppers the chance to score premium items for a fraction of their original price. Held periodically throughout the year, this final sale features unbeatable deals across
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The Talk has officially said “Goodbye.” After 15 seasons and 2,993 episodes, the CBS daytime show came to an end on Dec. 20 with a heartfelt farewell from hosts Akbar Gbajabiamila, Amanda Kloots, Natalie Morales, Jerry O’Connell and Sheryl Underwood. The episode began with a standing ovation for the cast and crew, which prompted Jerry to joke, “I just wanted to know why everyone’s
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Tailored clothing is inherently intricate. Especially a proper suit. From their multi-layered, three-dimensional construction, to the countless materials and fabrics used, to their various iterations through the decades over the course of the past 150 or so odd years – suits are always changing, but if one thing has remained constant, it’s their complexity. So
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Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson fulfilled her longtime dream of performing on Broadway when she recently made a special one-night-only appearance in the very queer musical & Juliet. On December 14, the Biden appointee — and the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court — took the stage at the Stephen Sondheim
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It may seem counterintuitive to read about music—why not just listen to your favorite song for the thousandth time? However, by learning about the people behind the instruments, you can understand not only what impacted you but also why it stirred such emotions. These books will make you want to put on a record and
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Joe Jonas is taking you to a pineapple under the sea. The Jonas Brothers singer decided to give fans a peek at a few of his tattoos, namely a thigh tattoo showing SpongeBob SquarePants performing “Sweet Victory” from the 2001 Nickelodeon episode “Band Geeks.” But that’s not all, as the 35-year-old also showed off his tattoos of Chuckie Finster from Rugrats and Mojo Jojo from Powerpuff Girls in
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Quinn continues to collage ticklish hyperpop, breakneck digicore, and introspective bedroom-rap on Stars Fell on Trench. Released with little fanfare on a Sunday, the latest addition to her bewildering catalog smothers sung and rapped verses in impish, anarchic production, a barrage of samples, counter-harmonies, displaced genre tropes, and hectic sound effects swarming around earworms that
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18-year-old transgender woman Cameron Jamal Miikquise Thompson An 18-year-old Black transgender woman named Cameron Jamal Miikquise Thompson was shot to death in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on Monday. Police have arrested an unnamed underage suspect and charged him with murder as an adult. Thompson’s family suspects her murder was a hate crime, and police suspect it may
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Billy Bob Thornton has been in a lot of big movies and TV shows over the years, but apparently the actor could have played two iconic movie villains. The actor shared why he turned down being in one of the best Spider-Man movies and being an adversary to Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt for rather practical
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