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'The Latinist' is an academic suspense story, with just a touch of Agatha Christie

1:38pm January 10, 2022

by Maureen Corrigan

Set in the claustrophobic world of academia, Mark Prins' debut novel is saturated with references to Classical mythology and, like the best thrillers, is ingenious in its sinister simplicity.

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Michaela Jaé Rodriguez attends the FX's "Pose" Season 3 New York Premiere at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 29, 2021 in New York City. On Sunday, she became the first transgender actress to win a Golden Globe for her starring role in the show.

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Michaela Jaé Rodriguez from 'Pose' is the 1st trans actress to win a Golden Globe

12:20pm January 10, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

While Sunday night's Golden Globes were not televised, Rodriguez gave an acceptance speech on Instagram Live in which she thanked those who worked on the show and spoke of paving the way for others.

In 'Wahala,' intimacy at times morphs into enmity

7:28am January 10, 2022

by Carole V. Bell

Nikki May's novel captures issues of modern city living: women's evolving roles in home and work, interracial relationships, multicultural identity, and competition that runs under many friendship.

Actor and comedian Bob Saget, pictured in November 2021, has died at age 65.

Actor and comedian Bob Saget dies at 65

10:23pm January 09, 2022

by James Doubek

Saget was a prominent presence on American television screens throughout the 1990s as the father Danny Tanner on Full House and the host of America's Funniest Home Videos.

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The Golden Globes go on, but won't be televised

5:09pm January 09, 2022

by Mandalit del Barco

The Golden Globes take place in Beverly Hills Sunday. But there will be big changes: limits on the audience size, nominees are not expected to attend — and the ceremony won't even be televised.

Illustration of a sundial being tossed about on a stormy sea against a purple sky. In the shadow of the sundial is the silhouette of a person.

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22 tips for 2022: If you want to succeed, choose your failures — in advance

6:00am January 09, 2022

by Andee Tagle

If you feel like you're always running behind on your task list and can never quite get enough done, it's probably because you've got too much to do. Try strategic underachievement.

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Marilyn Bergman (L) with her husband and partner in lyric-writing, Alan Bergman (R)

Oscar-winning lyricist Marilyn Bergman has died at 93

5:05pm January 08, 2022

by Elizabeth Blair

Alongside her husband, Alan, she won two Academy Awards for Best Original Song for "The Windmills of Your Mind" and "The Way We Were."

Warren "Woody" Hoburg undergoes training.

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'Wait Wait' for Jan. 8, 2022: With Not My Job guest astronaut Woody Hoburg

9:13am January 08, 2022

Woody Hoburg is one of NASA's newest astronauts, and in contention to be part of the team that goes back to the moon. So, we've invited him on to answer three questions about Dancing with the Stars.

Everybody in the Red Brick Building, written by Anne Wynter and illustrated by Oge Mora

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WaaaAAH! Rraak! 'Everybody in the Red Brick Building' is awake!

8:47am January 08, 2022

by Samantha Balaban

Baby Izzie howls, Rayhan's parrot screeches, Benny and his friends play flashlight tag, and Natalia launches her rocket in the new children's book by author Anne Wynter and illustrator Oge Mora.

Top global TikToks of 2021: Defiant Afghan singer, Kenya comic, walnut-cracking elbow

7:13am January 08, 2022

What did the world watch on TikTok last year? We round up some favorite videos — including a mukbang ASMR Thai star (don't worry, we explain it) and a potato chip-crunching Kenyan comedian.