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Slow return of the light illuminates losses and blessings This year, Im taking note of both the things I miss and appreciate.  By Mary Schmich, Chicago Tribune December 22, 2020 — 5:01pm Text size Copy shortlink: And now the light comes back. On Monday the winter solstice arrived, marking the moment we begin the slow climb out of the darkness, like weary miners exiting the pit. This year more than ever the shift feels psychological...

What Happens to Israel When Democrats Are in the White House? A history and guide to the coming Biden years Since its creation, the State of Israel has been a battleground for staff in presidential administrations, especially those run by Democrats. As Joe Biden begins his administration, it seems appropriate to consider whether we will once again see a disproportionate amount of infighting on the question of Israel, and whether the resulting policy will redound to Israel’s benefit or its di...

What’s the best new book you read this year? In a year full of uncertainty, stress and sadness, books provided many people an important escape. For others, so many hours at home offered the perfect time to dig into nonfiction writing about the issues our country faces today. Many sought out books that examine and critique racism, for example. On Monday’s St. Louis on the Air, listeners called in to share their favorite books released in 2020. That included “Caste: The Origins of Our Disc...

The Globe and Mail Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer No one artist could have predicted our current coronavirus-wracked, economically ravaged, physically distanced world. But that didn’t stop a surprisingly large chunk of 2020 culture appearing like it was beamed from the mind of ...

This terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year was not actually that rough on books. Sales throughout the early months of quarantine were up over 2019’s numbers, even when you figured in the sizable new market for educational titles in parents scrambling to home-school their children. However, the pandemic has delivered body blows to bookstores, some of them mortal. The long-term effects of this loss on a system in which local booksellers and publicity tours remain one of the best ways to l...

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This sunday night at 9:00, cnn presents the original film, three identical strangers. the story of three young man who discover their identical triplets separated at birth as part of an extraordinary and disturbing secret. the author and screenwriter of the new yorker magazine staff writer lawrence wright first broke the story some two decades ago. heres a preview. >> when i tell people my story, they dont believe it, but its true. >> ive always thought, what would it be like if you turn the cor...

>> thats when things kind of got funky. >> something was just not right. id like to know the truth. it was always a question mark. >> their parents had never been told. >> theyre trying to conceal what they did from the people they did it to. >> theres still so much that we dont know. >> how could you not tell us? >> wow. lawrence wright joins us right now. thanks so much for joining us. all of this as it was all unfolding. what was the publics fascination early on with this story? >> well, you ...

Government claimed he left the consulate alive and well and finally admitting the vocal critic of the kingdom died inside the building. though they still maintain that the crown prince was not involved. >> all right. joining us now is academy award winning director alex gibney. he is producing a film on khashoggi. you are producing this film along with lawrence wright who wrote a memorial for khashoggi in the new yorker on wednesday. what are you hoping to communicate out of this? theres a lot o...

Reporting is that theres also visual confirmation of this, which would take this kind of -- which would add a whole new level to this story. >> boy, im a little skeptical about that. look, the apple watch story makes a lot of sense. again, id like to see the data but it makes a lot of sense. if youve got visual information, i got a couple questions. did you have it in every room at the saudi installation? when did you put it in there? how did you download it? do you really mean that during the c...