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29 Nonfiction Books Coming This Fall (Gift Article)

Memoirs, biographies, true crime, history and more.

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New York Times politicsculture
Opinion | We’ve Forgotten the Most Important Lessons of 9/11 (Gift Article)

The world has lost track of the truth about Al Qaeda.

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New York Times culture
Gloria Steinem: By the Book (Gift Article)

The author, most recently, of the memoir “My Life on the Road” says poetry has replaced novels in her reading. “If you poured water on a great poem, you would get a novel.”

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Medium culture
Teamwork Makes The Dream Work

Pick Of The Week — 8th September 2026

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New York Times culturepoliticsworld
U.S. Reading Scores Plummet on Global Exam (Gift Article)

Students in Singapore and parts of China had the highest scores on the test known as PISA. Scores for American students were near a 25-year low.

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NRC cultureopinion
Tv-recensie | Schreeuwend of als een functioneringsgesprek – vijftig manieren om je geliefde te dumpen

Tv-recensie: Dick was onhandig met de kettingzaag dus hij mocht vertrekken uit ‘B&B Vol Liefde’. De versmade liefdeskandidaat was het er niet mee eens: „Ik denk niet dat houtzagen een breekpunt moet z...

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In 9/11 Chaos, Giuliani Forged a Lasting Image (Gift Article)

Rudolph W. Giuliani’s conduct during and after the attacks brought him back from the edge of irrelevancy.

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Odysseus Wasn’t Real. But He Had Real Worshipers in Ancient Ithaca. (Gift Article)

The ruins of a 2,400-year-old complex suggest that, to the Greeks of antiquity, Homer’s protagonist was not just a character in a poem but a figure of genuine devotion.

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Medium cultureentertainment
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma — Anderson and Einbinder shine in surreal queer horror satire

A director making a slasher sequel becomes obsessed with casting the original film’s ‘final girl,’ leading both women into psychological…

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NRC culturepoliticsworld
Dalende leesvaardigheid is niet alleen te wijten aan het onderwijs, zegt hoogleraar Maarten Wolbers. ‘De samenleving heeft een probleem’

PISA-onderzoek: Hoogleraar Maarten Wolbers zoekt naar oorzaken voor de dalende PISA-scores. Een daarvan is de daling van het aandeel kinderen dat thuis Nederlands spreekt. Wolbers, betrokken bij PISA,...

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Medium culture
How Reading Helps You Find Better Ideas to Write About —

How Reading changes what we write…

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New York Times culture
Opinion | If You’re Over 40, You’re Ready to Use A.I. (Gift Article)

A.I. should be treated like the mystical Jewish practice of kabbalah.

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The Atlantic culturepolitics
Why So Many Conservatives Feel Like Losers

Despite all of its victories, the populist right can’t stop moping.

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New York Times sportsculture
Selling Tzolis and Sesko: The three clubs shaking up European football’s food chain

Since 2020, Club Brugge, AZ and Red Bull Salzburg have consistently sold rising talents to the top five European leagues

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NRC worldopinionculture
Column | Haagse politici praten hun ruzies uit in het café van de Tweede Kamer

In het Statenlokaal, het café van de Tweede Kamer, zit op vrijdagochtend een vrouw met op haar jasje een sticker van de beveiliging: ‘Bezoeker’. Ze is in haar eentje. Marianne Kraaijeveld, zo heet ze....

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Column | Wachtwoorden in de politiek

Al vroeg begon ik mijn persoonlijke domein te beschermen, erop vertrouwend dat de vinder van het dagboek begreep dat het slot bedoeld was als waarschuwing. Dat ding trok je zo kapot, maar de boodschap...

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Medium technologyculture
Here’s why everything you believe about kids and screen time is wrong

PANIC is an appropriately named study from Finland that monitored more than 700 children over an eight-year period, finally carrying out a…

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NRC cultureworldhealth
In Ierland krijgen de leerlingen hun lesmateriaal niet ‘voorgekauwd’. En ze leren ook hóé ze moeten leren

Onderwijs: Dinsdag worden de resultaten bekend van het internationale PISA-onderzoek, naar de reken- en leesvaardigheden van vijftienjarigen. Ierland scoort stabiel goed, als één van de beste EU-landen. Wat is het geheim van de Ieren?

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Na een onwaarschijnlijke comeback is Van de Zandschulp weer kwartfinalist op de US Open

Tennis: Na een 2-0-achterstand in sets en een matchpoint tegen in de derde wint Botic van de Zandschulp in 5 uur en 13 minuten alsnog van de Fransman Arthur Géa (3-6, 6-7, 7-6, 7-6, 6-4). Over twee dagen zal hij het opnemen tegen de nummer twee van de wereld, Alexander Zverev.

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Ramen Recipe • 5★ (Gift Recipe)

Make some instant ramen. Slide an egg into the hot broth, then some butter.

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New York Times culture
Gyeran Bap (Egg Rice) Recipe • 5★

Gyeran bap is a lifesaving Korean pantry meal of fried eggs stirred into steamed white rice. In this version, the eggs fry and puff up slightly in a shallow bath of browned butter.

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The Atlantic culture
You’re Showering Too Much

Wash your hands, but lay off the other parts.

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New York Times culture
Gluten-Free Brownies Recipe • 5★ • 1 hr 50 min (Gift Recipe)

For the ultimate chewy-fudgy, one-bowl brownies, skip the flour (which can yield cakey brownies due to its starch content) and instead opt for almond flour, which gives this bake all the structure it ...

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Influencers, Noise and Weed: Has the U.S. Open Become a ‘Zoo’? (Gift Article)

As the Open grows ever more popular, tennis fans wonder if “the people’s tournament” has become too rowdy.

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New York Times culture
What’s for Dinner? These Recipes Make Choosing Easy.

The Weeknight 100 is back, with so many fast, delicious dinner ideas for busy times.

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A Front-Row Seat to Ancient Rome’s Slide Into Autocracy (Gift Article)

Robert Harris’s new novel, “Agrippa,” follows a statesman who witnesses the transformation of a republic into an empire.

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New York Times foodcultureopinion
Basic Pesto Sauce Recipe • 5★

The key to making creamy pesto is to add the ingredients to the food processor in the right order to ensure that the nuts break down to a fine paste before the greens have a chance to turn brown. Use basic basil pesto as a pasta sauce, or thin it out with a little olive oil to drizzle it over steak, chicken, fish, pizza or tomato salad.

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