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The power to cancel? It's just not in Republican hands.

Don't show me this message again✕ Two sisters struggle for meaning in the 1976 book (Vintage Classics) I n the autumn of 1992 I stumbled upon a novel that changed my writing career. This encounter took place in an used bookshop, hidden away in a backstreet of a deeply unbookish metropolis: Kansas City, Missouri; a town best known for its blues bars and barbecue restaurants, not for its emporia of published words. Yet browsing through a book warehouse, I happened upon a novel by a then largely forgotten American novelist named Richard Yates. Now, Yates is finally perceived as a key postwar ...

Golf clubs, boats, and boys nights.

Kat Dennings and Andrew W.K. revealed that they're now engaged. On Thursday, the actress posted three photos showing off her new engagement ring with the caption, “Don't mind if I do.” In the images, which the rock star also shared to his own account, the pair can be seen holding hands, kissing, and generally reveling in the happy news. W.K. also posted a montage of glamorous red carpet footage of his now-fiancée on his Instagram Stories, as well as a gif of himself pumping his fists in celebration.  Four days prior to this announcement, Dennings wished her fiancé a happy birthday by ...

Advertisement Just as I was sitting down to write my review of Blake Bailey’s authorised biography of Philip Roth, the news broke that Bailey had been accused of two sexual assaults and several other instances of improper behaviour dating back to the 1990s. He was promptly dropped by his literary agent. His American publisher, W.W. Norton, announced it was suspending distribution and promotion of the book, then cancelled it. Philip Roth was well aware of his flaws and the vampiric nature of his art. Credit:Nancy Crampton Under the circumstances, a straight review would seem to be inappropri...