4 d. ago 'Jane Austen Wrecked My Life' doesn't live up to its namesake

Laura Piani's amiable new romance is weighed down by all its allusions and borrowings — and ultimately fails to deliver on Austen's wit.

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1 week ago Suspect named in Liverpool parade crash faces seven charges, including dangerous driving

Suspect named in Liverpool parade crash faces seven charges, including dangerous driving  Los Angeles Times

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1 week ago 10 years later, Sufjan Stevens offers a startling reevaluation of 'Carrie & Lowell'

In a conversation with All Songs Considered's Robin Hilton, Stevens shares a complex and conflicted view of the album he wrote about his mother in the wake of her death from cancer.Enjoy the show? Share it with a friend and leave us a review on Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts. Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.org Hear new songs from past episodes in the All Songs Considered playlists in Apple Music and Spotify.

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2 w. ago Celebrate the huge variety of plant starts offered to Alaska gardeners, but beware of impulse buying

Celebrate the huge variety of plant starts offered to Alaska gardeners, but beware of impulse buying  Anchorage Daily News

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2 w. ago VUZ gets $12M for its immersive video experiences across emerging markets and the U.S.

VUZ, a startup known for offering immersive video experiences from red carpets and football stadiums, has raised $12 million as it doubles down on its presence in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, as well as accelerates expansion into Africa, Asia, and the United States. The pre-Series C funding round, led by the International […]

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3 w. ago Offers started rolling in. A boy who once lived here had just been named pope.

After Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was selected to become the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, offers began flooding in to buy this modest house outside Chicago, the real estate broker said. The post Offers started rolling in. A boy who once lived here had just been named pope. appeared first on Boston.com.

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3 w. ago Zelenskyy welcomes Russian overtures, but says ceasefire must come before peace talks

Zelenskyy called Russian President Vladimir Putin's offer to start talks without a ceasefire a "positive sign," and said that "the entire world has been waiting for this for a very long time."

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4 w. ago Buy Now or Pay More Later? ‘Macroeconomic Uncertainty’ Has Shoppers Anxious

President Trump’s tariffs have started pushing prices higher. Tech giants and ecommerce strategists offer some clues on when to buy.

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