London, 1817: a city glittering with wealth and rotting with secrets. In the uneasy years after the Napoleonic Wars—before fingerprints, detectives, or organized policing—one man bears the burden of justice alone. Captain Winter, once a decorated soldier and now Whitehall’s “special emissary,” moves easily between the capital’s extremes: the stately parlors where power is traded
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Today’s Featured Book Deals $2.99 The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones Get This Deal $1.99 This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub Get This Deal $5.99 Flashlight by Susan Choi Get This Deal $7.99 Go Gentle by Maria Semple Get This Deal $1.99 The Seventh Veil of Salome by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Get This Deal
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French luxury conglomerate Christian Dior SE has delivered resilient results for the first half (H1) of fiscal 2026 (FY26), as solid underlying demand and robust operational execution were offset by significant foreign exchange headwinds, particularly from the depreciation of the US dollar, Japanese yen, and Korean won. For the six months ended June 30, 2026,
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Transgender New Hampshire state Rep. Alice Wade (D) today accused Democratic Socialist U.S. House candidate Heath Howard of pressuring her to drop out of her race because he believed her trans identity would spoil her chances. He initially denied all wrongdoing, but later admitted to making comments about her gender. “Last year, a fellow state
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Thank goodness The Odyssey is one of the highest-grossing films of the 2026 movie schedule, because Christopher Nolan absolutely does not cut corners on set. The writer, director and producer filmed just about everything in the three-hour movie practically and in camera (as opposed to relying on CGI). And, Tom Holland made some comments about
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If you’re one of many men living with “man boobs” (aka gynecomastia), you probably feel pretty self-conscious. You want to dress sharp but the problem is exasperated when you wear fitted clothes and it’s even worse in the summer because you wear fewer layers. Don’t worry though – with a few simple clothing tricks, you
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One year after the FDA approved Yeztugo, the first twice-yearly injectable medication for HIV prevention, doctors are beginning to see what long-term adoption looks like beyond clinical trials. For many people considering PrEP, remembering a daily pill has long been one of the biggest hurdles. Yeztugo replaces that routine with two injections a year, offering
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The New York Times asked hundreds of bookish people—which included librarians, booksellers, editors, bookstagrammers, and crime writers (among them Freida McFadden, S.A. Cosby, Gillian Flynn, Alyssa Cole, and Stephen King)—what the best 10 thrillers published since 2000 were. The resulting list of 50 books spans countries and time lines, is populated by bestsellers like Tana
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