Opinion | Why Can’t I Just Burn My Diaries If I Don’t Want Anyone to Read Them?
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Opinion | Why Can’t I Just Burn My Diaries If I Don’t Want Anyone to Read Them?

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The person in these pages was young, willful, sometimes petty and painfully sure of herself. And to accept her — my — flaws felt a little like an act of resistance to the pressure I’m well acquainted with as a woman not to…

Joan Dye Gussow, Pioneer of Eating Locally, Is Dead at 96
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Joan Dye Gussow, Pioneer of Eating Locally, Is Dead at 96

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Joan Dye Gussow, a nutritionist and educator who was often referred to as the matriarch of the “eat locally, think globally” food movement, died on Friday at her home in Piermont, N.Y., in Rockland County. She was 96. Her death, from congestive heart…

The Hot Place to Be Seen for Young Indians: Book Festivals
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The Hot Place to Be Seen for Young Indians: Book Festivals

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Mizoram, a state in India’s remote northeast that shares boundaries with Bangladesh and Myanmar, has one. Surat, a city best known for its diamonds and textiles, has one. Bengaluru, the country’s tech hub with a touch of hipness, has one. Kolkata, whose residents…

‘The Interview’: Ed Yong Wants to Show You the Hidden Reality of the World
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‘The Interview’: Ed Yong Wants to Show You the Hidden Reality of the World

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The science journalist and author Ed Yong likes to joke that during the first wave of Covid-19 in 2020, the impact and reach of his reporting for The Atlantic turned him into “a character in the season of ‘Pandemic.’” Indeed, his Covid journalism…

Tom Robbins, Whose Comic Novels Drew a Cult Following, Dies at 92
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Tom Robbins, Whose Comic Novels Drew a Cult Following, Dies at 92

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Tom Robbins, whose cosmically comic novels about gargantuan-thumbed hitchhikers, stoned secret agents and mystic stockbrokers caught hold of millions of readers in the 1970s counterculture, died on Sunday at his home in La Conner, Wash. He was 92. His son Fleetwood confirmed the…

Lawsuit Accuses Neil Gaiman of Sexual Assault Facilitated by His Wife
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Lawsuit Accuses Neil Gaiman of Sexual Assault Facilitated by His Wife

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A New Zealand woman filed a lawsuit on Monday against Neil Gaiman, the best-selling British author, and Amanda Palmer, his estranged wife, accusing Mr. Gaiman of repeated sexual abuse and Ms. Palmer of “procuring and presenting” the victim and intending to leave her…

William E. Leuchtenburg, Scholar of F.D.R. and the Presidency, Dies at 102
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William E. Leuchtenburg, Scholar of F.D.R. and the Presidency, Dies at 102

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines William E. Leuchtenburg, a historian whose books cemented the place of Franklin D. Roosevelt among the greatest American presidents, died on Tuesday at his home in Chapel Hill, N.C. He was 102. His death was confirmed by Miguel La Serna, chairman of the…