In 12-step parlance, “doing a geographical” refers to the concept of undertaking a physical relocation in order to avoid the hard and necessary work of emotional healing. At the beginning of bestselling author Kim van Alkemade’s fourth novel, Upstate, adjunct professor and memoirist Audrey Beacon appears to be doing just that. After the unexpected death
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The licensing group that owns the rights to Elvis Presley’s music and license has filed a $41 million lawsuit against AI company Anthropic. The Tennessee-based Authentic Brands Group alleges that Anthropic infringed on their copyright by training its AI model Claude on 274 of Presley’s songs without permission, including “Can’t Help Falling in Love,” “Don’t
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Nike’s latest N7 collection brings together stories of Indigenous tradition, strength and joy through a capsule of basketball-inspired footwear and apparel. Designed with Kiowa and Choctaw artist Steven Paul Judd, the collection celebrates the strength, joy and living traditions of Indigenous culture, bridging deep cultural heritage and modern athletic expression. Nike has introduced a basketball-inspired
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Jay-Z closed out his Jay-Z 30 tour this weekend at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium, bringing an end to a headlining run that broke Yankee Stadium’s ticket sales record and featured guest appearances from Nas, The-Dream, Rihanna, and Beyoncé. The tour celebrated the 30th anniversary of Jay’s debut album Reasonable Doubt, and kicked off earlier this
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Hunter Schafer was recently in London for the wedding of her Euphoria co-star Zendaya, who married actor Tom Holland. She found time for a night out with close friends at a nightclub. “We were dancing incredibly hard. There were no cameras out, which was great, so everybody was really letting loose,” she said. “I have
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Lisa Kleypas’ much anticipated, long-awaited Queen of Lombard Street is equal parts swoon and rage inducing, weaving a triumphant love story into a riveting, meticulously researched tale of money, sex and greed. The anchor of the story is a stunningly unconventional yet historically accurate Victorian woman. Before she turns 30, Reina Martin is already a
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On the heels of releasing their new album I Don’t Wanna Say Goodbye, Haywire have lined up a jam-packed live slate for next year. Between January 3 and April 30, the Boston hardcore outfit will play a whopping 80 shows throughout Europe, the UK, and North America. This all follows a late 2026 Australian run
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Review boards tasked with expelling trans troops from the U.S. military aren’t performing as expected. The boards, composed of everyday uniformed service members, are voting to keep their trans colleagues. Related It’s a remarkable rebuke up the chain of command to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who has vilified trans service members as part of
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