James Earl Jones, who was 93 when he died Monday, will be remembered by baseball purists for the stirring, soul-reaching words he delivered in the 1989 film “Field of Dreams.” Cast as a fictitious writer named Terence Mann, Jones is nominally speaking to Kevin Costner’s Ray Kinsella. But what he’s really doing is speaking to…
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Crater Lake Simon and Schuster hide caption toggle caption Simon and Schuster Rachel Kushner is one tough customer. She disdains sentimentality and traditional storytelling, instead challenging readers to keep up with her and not to flinch. In acclaimed novels like The Flamethrowers and The Mars Room, Kushner has written about political extremists, motorcycle daredevils and…
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Investing in fundamentally strong growth companies with sustainable competitive advantages can be a smart long-term strategy for astute investors. With artificial intelligence (AI) emerging as a major investment trend, it is no surprise that billionaires have also been actively pursuing high-quality AI-powered stocks. Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) seem to fit the bill…
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Jadon Howard, 15, used to spend a lot of time secretly on his phone during class. “And last year, I had a whole bunch of missing assignments,” says Jadon, a sophomore at Beech Grove High School near Indianapolis. His mom, Erin Franklin, says her son could easily be a good student, but “he wasn’t giving…
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Like clockwork, the Discover Samsung Fall Sale has arrived. The sale happens seasonally, and this time, the deals are live from now through September 15. There are different deals that go live each day on smartphones, appliances, TVs, tablets, and more. To learn more about the products, check out our buying guides, like the Best…
This was going to be about the search. It was going to be one of those pieces with an absence at its heart, a kind of magical mystery write-around, Frank Sinatra Has A Cold for the Brazilian football heads. Sometimes you get the interview. Sometimes you just have to shrug and tell the story without…
Irene Maiorino, left, and Alba Rohrwacher, right, play the adult versions of protagonists Lila and Lenù in the fourth season of My Brilliant Friend. Eduardo Castaldo/HBO hide caption toggle caption Eduardo Castaldo/HBO Years ago, Irene Maiorino’s best childhood friend handed her a book that would change the course of her life. It was Elena Ferrante’s…
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When it comes to buying a new laptop, there are many different variables to consider. How much RAM will I need? Do I go with Intel or AMD hardware? Well, it depends. Do you consider yourself a power user? If so, you should spring for a laptop with discrete graphics. For general web browsing, we’d…
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Lee Carsley was one of the first men out from the England dressing room, almost an hour before kick-off. He only had the England goalkeepers for company and he stood arms crossed in the middle of the pitch watching them work. Eventually, the outfield players and the rest of the staff came out to join…
