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George Kittle continues to live his best life. The 49ers’ tight end, recently the recipient of a four-year, $76 million contract extension, wrapped up another Tight End University summit in …

Rise of the Zombie Bugs Mindy Weisberger Johns Hopkins Univ. Press (2025) In horror fiction — which fascinates science writer Mindy Weisberger — a zombie is a human ghost or …

Notes to John is a poignant, intimate collection of 46 journal entries Joan Didion wrote as addressed to her late husband, John Gregory Dunne, between 2000 and 2001. Published posthumously, …

Michael Keohan & Christian Fuller BBC News, South East Getty Images Kent County Council says it has removed all transgender-related books from the children’s sections of its libraries A council …

A boast by a Reform UK councillor that he ensured the removal of “trans-ideological material and books” from the children’s section of his county’s libraries has fallen flat after it …

See The 4 Books Scientific American Loved Reading In June Here’s a collection of exclusive book recommendations, from slithering snakes to a river’s impact, for your summer reading lists, curated …

Actresses Irene Maiorino and Alba Caterina Rohrwacher on the television series “My Brilliant … More Friend,” based on a novel by Elena Ferrante that is one of the best books …

GlobalMoments/Getty Images GlobalMoments/Getty Images It’s … Indicators of the Week! Our weekly look at some of the most fascinating economic numbers from the news. On today’s episode: Could more babies …

The Infrastructure Book Sybil Derrible Prometheus (2025) In 1995, a massive heatwave in Chicago, Illinois, took at least 739 lives. The city authorities assumed that a lack of air conditioning …

Elizabeth MerrillJun 14, 2025, 08:20 AM ET Close Elizabeth Merrill is a senior writer for ESPN. She previously wrote for The Kansas City Star and The Omaha World-Herald. OMAHA, Neb. …