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The week’s bestselling books, Dec. 15
1 week, 5 days ago

The week’s bestselling books, Dec. 15

LA Times  

James by Percival Everett An action-packed reimagining of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” 2. Wind and Truth by Brandon Sanderson The fifth book in the bestselling epic fantasy series Stormlight Archive. The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer, John Burgoyne The “Braiding Sweetgrass” author on gratitude, reciprocity and community, and the lessons to take from the natural world. The Message by …

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Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki writes about her years in government in 'Say More'
1 year, 1 month ago

Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki writes about her years in government in 'Say More'

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former White House Press Secretary …

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An L.A. journalist’s death by suicide still confounds years later. “Can we ever understand that?”
2 years, 2 months ago

An L.A. journalist’s death by suicide still confounds years later. “Can we ever understand that?”

LA Times  

Three years after her husband took his life, Sara Scribner wants to talk. “Scott’s suicide has been the background noise every minute of my life,” she said, “but whenever I bring up his name in conversation, people get uncomfortable.” In the age of COVID, however, the language of loss and vulnerability has become familiar, and expressions of grief, worry — …

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Kidney allocation algorithm: a lesson in A.I.
2 years, 3 months ago

Kidney allocation algorithm: a lesson in A.I.

Slate  

This article is adapted from Voices in the Code: A Story About People, Their Values, and the Algorithm They Made, out Sept. 8 from Russell Sage Foundation Press. Darren Stewart—a data scientist from UNOS, the nonprofit that runs the kidney allocation process—was calling to get my take: How many decimal places should they include when calculating each patient’s allocation score? …

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‘Black-ish’ mastered the special episode. Here are the 10 best, according to its cast
2 years, 8 months ago

‘Black-ish’ mastered the special episode. Here are the 10 best, according to its cast

LA Times  

No sitcom amasses a 175-episode catalog without understanding the power of 22 perfectly sculpted minutes of television. But of its generation of network comedies, none carried off the very special episode with the bold, unapologetic conviction of “black-ish.” ABC’s family sitcom, which concludes its eight-season run on Tuesday, has used the format to tackle the N-word, police violence, Black history, …

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Alice Sebold’s book Lucky pulled by publisher after Anthony Broadwater’s rape conviction overturned
3 years ago

Alice Sebold’s book Lucky pulled by publisher after Anthony Broadwater’s rape conviction overturned

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Alice Sebold’s publisher Scribner is pulling her 1999 memoir Lucky from …

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