The stabbing of Salman Rushdie: A fellow author’s personal reflection
The horrific, near-fatal stabbing of celebrated author Salman Rushdie on a lecture stage in Chautauqua, N.Y., provoked a small but not unrelated memory; I — someone who has also measured out a life putting one sentence after another — needed to find some clarity in all that had happened. A lifetime ago, as a restless, ambitious 20-year-old with a year of graduate school under my belt, I found myself dismayingly marooned at my parents’ Br
Read MoreWhy is Ruth's Chris Steak House called 'Ruth's Chris Steak House'?
(NEXSTAR) – It’s not just you: Even the founder of Ruth’s Chris Steak House was perturbed by its name. Ruth’s Chris Steak House — the somewhat confusingly named restaurant chain that apparently both “Ruth” and “Chris” have something to do with — has managed to open nearly 150 locations across the globe with relatively few people questioning who “Ruth’s Chris” is. Perhaps not surprisingly, “Ruth’s Chris” is a real person. But he doesn’t belong to “Ruth,” and he has little to do with the chain’s success. The story of Ruth’s Chris Steak House begins in 1927, when
Jan. 6 witness Rusty Bowers says Constitution 'hanging by a thread' after election loss
Former Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers (R), who testified before the select House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, said that the U.S. Constitution is “hanging by a thread” after he lost his reelection bid. Bowers in an interview with The Guardian described his phone conversations with former President Trump and Trump's former attorney Rudy Giuliani in the aftermath of the 2020 election, adding that the Republican Party has embraced “emotional violence.” “The Constitution is hanging by a thread,” Bowers
Read MoreWhy Democrats are regaining momentum
This summer, high temperature records were shattered across the United States; wildfires burned millions of acres from Oklahoma to Alaska; droughts ravaged Western states, and floods devastated Appalachia. These disasters contributed to a sense of urgency that helped Democrats pass a boatload of bills, including the most sweeping climate change legislation in American history. In the run up to the midterm elections they have regained some momentum. And
Read MoreRussian authorities investigating blast that killed daughter of Putin ally
Russian authorities are investigating a blast in the outskirts of Moscow on Sunday that killed the daughter of a close ally to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation said in a statement that Daria Dugina, a journalist and political scientist, was killed after an explosive device that was planted under her Toyota Land Cruiser went off. Dugina was the daughter of Alexander Dugin, a political philosopher and an outspoken supporter of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
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