Books in brief "Dark Angel" by John Sandford; Putnam (384 pages, $29.95) ——— John Sandford has tapped into current events for this thriller, in which both the good guys and the bad guys are criminals. Computer hackers who will do…
NONFICTION: A crucial work of wartime reportage. But the marriage never comes quite as alive on the page as the war that ultimately destroys it. "Breakup: A Marriage in Wartime" by Anjan Sundaram; Catapult (208 pages, $26) ——— Shortly after…
FICTION: A journey through Depression-era America in search of a missing woman and the truth about her mysterious past. "The Trackers" by Charles Frazier; Ecco (336 pages, $29.99) ——— If you've read Charles Frazier's novels — most likely the National…
<em>Hooker</em>, as promised
Problems emerge the moment we begin to explore the history of filch, because two homonymous verbs exist: filch “to attack” and filch “to steal.” They are almost certainly unrelated.
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“Dear Evan Hansen” will be setting up shop at the Benedum Center from May 2-7.
Omar Khan’s first draft focuses on fortifying the trenches.
As Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro marks his first 100 days in office, his early performance has generated political goodwill beyond the typical “honeymoon” for newly elected leaders.
MIAMI — Forty years ago, on April 26, 1983, everything about Miami sports changed. Really, everything about NFL football did, too. That was the day an odd contortion of fate had the Dolphins drafting Daniel Constantine Marino Jr. “I don’t…
PHILADELPHIA — They don’t keep track of such things, but it seems a safe bet that Jalen Hurts leads the NFL in pithy expressions. Consider just the Eagles’ last two games. After the team’s victory over the 49ers in the…
Part of my weekly mock draft preamble explains it is an attempt at figuring out the best players available in this season's draft class, and which teams they'd match up well with considering the draft order. The closer we get…
Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses Hive Hydrogen’s R105-billion, phase one, investment pledge; Mitochondria's R4.3-billion pledge for a hydrogen fuel cell project to create 1 500 jobs in the Sebokeng area; and copper driving up Anglo’s first-quarter production by 9%.
TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA) – The shift to settlements in national currencies bypassing the dollar can no longer be stopped, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio’s child population is shrinking, but the City of Columbus seems to be bucking that trend. Relative to other U.S. cities, Columbus saw the sixth-largest increase in the number of children living within its city limits from 2010 to 2020, according to a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. [...]
