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Summer books 2025: Get lost in spiritual or just plain weird books
The right summer read is a promising dirt road in a field.
Column: How 鈥楯aws鈥 changed our chumminess with swimming 50 years ago this summer
鈥淛aws鈥 remains uncomfortable and bittersweet, hilarious and rousing.
Column: AC/DC and the underrated art of doing the same thing forever
There鈥檚 freedom, and a profound understanding of craft, in repetition.
Column: Why Star Wars spinoff 鈥楢ndor鈥 is the 2025 protest art you鈥檝e been waiting for
"Andor" is the most vital, resonant political parable being made right now.
How George E. Johnson made millions in the hair care industry while following the Golden Rule
The founder of Johnson Products Co., as he insists in his new memoir, 鈥淎fro Sheen: How I Revolutionized an Industry with the Golden Rule, from 鈥楽oul Train to Wall Street,鈥...
Gift books for 2024: What to give, and what to receive, for all kinds of readers
A number are, for the right person, a gift that never leaves their possession, never finds itself in a thrift store, never even gets lent out.
10 best books of 2024: The surprising reads that stuck
If you need a stack of fresh takes for 2025, start with these 10 standout books from 2024.
鈥榃e are time鈥檚 subjects鈥: Author Clock keeps track of the hours, one literary quotation at a time
Chicago engineer Jose Cardona says the idea for a clock wasn't his alone, he was just the first to build one. Four years later, they can't make them fast enough.
Column: Taylor Swift鈥檚 Eras Tour just played its last US concert in Indy. Here are 5 ways it will change concert tours forever.
We need to consider why the Eras Tour will be remembered as a cultural milestone for decades, a spiritual cousin to Woodstock and a coming-out cotillion for the future, which...
Books for fall 2024: 44 titles to read, from biographies to horror, and legendary authors waiting to break the ice
We have 44 picks to add to your To-Be-Read pile of books. Why the autumn overload every year? The Erie Canal may be part of the reason.