I published a book of essays two months ago, which I realized only in retrospect is a collection of meditations on pain, and since then I have been parsing reader reactions in an anecdotal sort of way. Here are some things that people have said about the essays: they are “harrowing” and “blunt”; “clear-eyed” or […]
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I have long made lists of my favorite cultural artifacts of the year—as a college blogger blathering about movies to a single-digit readership, as a Pitchfork voter trying to advocate for Fred Thomas’s “Cops Don’t Care Pt. II” for the Best of 2010s List. (Mission: unsuccessful.) A few years ago, I decided to consolidate everything—books,
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Hong Kong-Taipei is the busiest international flight route, according to a report released Tuesday by aviation intelligence company OAG. The route â which last held that position in 2019 â again tops the list despite seat capacity remaining 15% below pre-pandemic levels, according to OAG’s report. Seven of the 10 busiest international routes in the
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ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Squawk Box Asia Caesar Indra, president of travel platform Traveloka, discusses the findings in its study of trends expected to shape 2025. 03:42 2 hours ago Source link
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Injuries at Amazon.com Inc.’s warehouses are more common than in other warehouses, a new government report alleged over the weekend, claiming that the online-retail giant manipulated injury data and ignored recommendations to keep workers safer as it pursued speed and profits. Source link
Many of the books I read this year were connected in one way or another to the horrors unfolding in Palestine. When details began to emerge of the torture and rape of Gaza prisoners at the Sde Teiman detention facility, I turned to Primo Levi’s Survival In Auschwitz for his devastating depiction of human cruelty
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One of the greatest pleasures of my reading life this past year was consuming what I’ve been calling “snackable” books—books you can read in one or two quick delicious sittings, which is not to say they lack nutritional value. I usually find that I wish I had more book left by the time I reach
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Oil prices were falling on Monday morning as traders assessed a batch of economic data in China that showed retail-sales growth unexpectedly weakened in November. Still, traders remained cautious ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting later this week. Source link
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The healthcare system needs to work better to defuse Americans’ frustrations and address their medical needs, UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty said Friday, addressing the resentment with health insurance that surfaced after the murder of a top executive in his company. Source link
Cheap seats aren’t enough for airline passengers anymore. Since the pandemic, travelers have shown airlines that they’re willing to pay up to sit at the relatively spacious front of the cabin. That means that many of the seats are already full, so it’s harder for frequent flyers to score free upgrades to the front of
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