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View of the Texas Gulf Coast (from Houston to Beaumont) taken in 1969 from space during the Apollo 9 mission.

'Big Wonderful Thing' Sets Us Straight On Texas, Moving Away From The Mythology

1:59pm September 30, 2019

by Michael Schaub

Stephen Harrigan's sprawling history of the Lone Star state showcases his enthusiasm for Texas; it's an endlessly fascinating look at how the state has evolved over the years.

Captain Sandy Yawn, Hannah Ferrier, and Aesha Scott are part of the cast of the fourth season of Below Deck Mediterranean.

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There's A Monster At Both Ends Of This Boat: 'Below Deck Mediterranean'

12:02pm September 30, 2019

by Linda Holmes

The Bravo show Below Deck Mediterranean is the goofiest, soapiest show about the hospitality industry you're likely to find. And it might care even more about place settings than Downton Abbey.

Former Prime Minister David Cameron, who called for the referendum that unleashed the ongoing turmoil around Britain's exit from the EU, says he is "deeply depressed by what's happening."

David Cameron Talks Brexit And His 'Greatest Regret' In New Book 'For The Record'

10:50am September 30, 2019

The former prime minister, who called for the referendum that unleashed the ongoing turmoil around Britain's exit from the EU, says he is "deeply depressed by what's happening."

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Renia Spiegel (left) and her younger sister, now known as Elizabeth Bellak, wade in the Dniester River around 1935. The photo can be seen on the cover of the published edition of Renia's Diary.

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Renia Spiegel's Diary Survived The Holocaust. People Are Finally Reading It

10:24am September 30, 2019

by Lynn Neary

Renia's Diary spent decades in a safe deposit box before being published this week in the U.S. It was written by a Jewish teenager in Poland before she was murdered by the Nazis.

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A 'Fiddler On The Roof' Match Made

4:47pm September 29, 2019

by Jeff Lunden

Sometimes life imitates art. In a production of Fiddler on the Roof, which contains a meddling matchmaker trying to get couples together, the two real-life leads have fallen in love.

A video of an unidentified woman singing a famous Puccini aria on the platform of a Los Angeles Metro stop has gone viral. Above, passengers board a Metro train at the Culver City station in Culver City, Calif., on April 26, 2016.

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Mystery Woman Sings Opera In Los Angeles Metro — And Goes Viral

3:45pm September 29, 2019

by Kat Lonsdorf

A video posted on Twitter by the LAPD shows the woman, her hair pulled up in pigtails and arms loaded with bags, singing a famous Puccini aria — and hitting every note.

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In Meg Cabot's Latest, Saving Animals, Finding Love, And Making 'No Judgments'

10:00am September 29, 2019

by Kamrun Nesa

The heroine of Cabot's new novel, inspired by a real story, tries not to judge the neglectful people who've abandoned their pets after a hurricane batters her Florida home town. Hint: It's difficult.

"You are not so different," squawked Seagull, who flew overhead. "You both cast long shadows."

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A Sailor Meets A Fisherman In 1534: It's An 'Encounter,' Not A Discovery

8:02am September 29, 2019

by Samantha Balaban

"Growing up I would hear about our peoples being 'discovered' ... " says author Brittany Luby. "I would go home and my parents would tell me: That's not actually how things happened."

Tracy Chevalier says she learned the needlepoint stitches used by the women in A Single Thread while researching the book.

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Tracy Chevalier Says 'A Single Thread' Can Make All The Difference

8:02am September 29, 2019

by Petra Mayer

Chevalier's new novel follows one of the generation of "surplus women," who lost their men in World War I and had to make new lives for themselves — sometimes outside the bounds of convention.

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Rainbow Rowell's 'Wayward Son' Seeks Peace On The Road

7:00am September 29, 2019

by Caitlyn Paxson

In her new book, Rowell returns to her Harry Potter-inspired heroes Simon and Baz — who've saved the world from evil and are at a loss as to what to do next. The answer? A road trip across America.