NYC vet to the stars dishes on clients— including naked Cher
The animals are tame, but her stories are wild. In her new book “Pets and the City: True Tales of a Manhattan House Call Veterinarian,” animal doctor Amy Attas dishes …
Books
Sci-Fi Author Ursula Le Guin’s Home to Become Writers Residency
The Portland-based author’s home will be transformed into the Ursula K. Le Guin Writers Residency. Beth Gwinn/Getty Images A cozy second-floor studio in a three-story Portland home is where Ursula …
A Curator’s Comprehensive Guide to the Queer Art Canon
The London-based curator Gemma Rolls-Bentley has selected artworks for the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art in New York City, the Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival in England, and curated …
The Tech World’s Greatest Living Novelist, Robin Sloan, Goes Meta
So, inevitably, we talk a lot more, and meta-ly, about language, words, meaning—though Sloan doesn’t think it was inevitable that language would be the breakthrough AI technology. Could’ve been vision, …
Susanne Bartsch Puts Her Legendary NYC Party Memories in a New Book
In a city known for its unforgettable parties, Susanne Bartsch has the kind of staying power most nightlife impresarios can only dream of. A new book from the city’s eternal …
The Science of Having a Great Conversation
If you’ve ever spoken to someone and later felt that you would have better spent your time talking to a brick wall, you’ll surely identify with the observations of Rebecca …
Supreme Court justices reveal book deals and Beyonce tickets in latest financial disclosures
Free Beyoncé tickets and massive book deals are among the perks of being a Supreme Court justice, financial disclosures released Friday revealed. The filings from eight of the court’s nine …
AI Killed Images. Legacy Russell Knows How We Can Revive Them
Think of a collector who is writing a postcard to a loved one from a position of endearment, and on the other side of this correspondence, they are sharing an …
New library comes to North Sunnyvale, replaces old community pool
SUNNYVALE — Despite concerns that a new library will force a closed — but cherished — community pool to be demolished, plans are moving ahead for the library to be …
Costco May Stop Selling Books Year-Round. Here’s Why.
Starting in January, what was once a year-round section at Costco could become a seasonal occurrence. The New York Times reports that Costco’s famous book table may cease to be …