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☆ 6 Takeaways From Liz Cheney’s Book Assailing Trump and His ‘Enablers’
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Peter Baker | More About Peter Baker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It was inevitable that Liz Cheney’s new memoir would cause a splash. The memoir, “Oath and Honor,” arrives on bookshelves just as Mr. Trump is poised to reclaim the Republican presidential nomination in primaries beginning in a few weeks. But beyond its top-line arguments, the book offers a rare peek inside the Republican cloakroom at what Ms. Cheney, a former representative from Wyoming, heard from her colleagues about “the Orange Jesus,” as one wryly called Mr. Trump. Trump Republicans took Cheney’s stand personally. After Ms. Cheney spoke out against Mr. Trump and voted to impeach him, she faced a backlash from fellow Republicans accusing her of disloyalty.

Persons: Liz Cheney’s, Donald J, Trump, ”, Cheney, Jesus, Brown, Cheney’s Organizations: Republican, New York Times, Company, Trump Republicans, Mr, Republican Conference Locations: American, Wyoming

One of our favorite Cyber Monday Christmas decor deals is Balsam Hill's 50% off sale. The retailer makes our top overall pick for the best artificial Christmas tree, the Balsam Hill 6.5-Foot Fraser Fir Artificial Christmas Tree, which is currently $400 off. Keep an eye on this article through the end of Cyber Monday, November 27, for more great Christmas tree and decor deals. Best Cyber Monday Christmas tree deals todayOur editors have assembled some of the best artificial Christmas trees and found that the top contenders are durable and look almost as good as a real tree when decorated. Best Cyber Monday Christmas lights deals right nowWhether your decorations are straight from a Hallmark movie or you tend to forget until the last minute, we've compiled a list of the best Christmas lights including smart lights, projectors, and everything in between.

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One of our favorite Black Friday Christmas decor deals is Balsam Hill's 50% off sale. The retailer makes our top overall pick for the best artificial Christmas tree, the Balsam Hill 6.5-Foot Fraser Fir Artificial Christmas Tree, which is currently $200 off. Keep an eye on this article through the rest of today, November 24, for more great Black Friday Christmas tree and decor deals. Black Friday Christmas decor deals at a glanceBest Black Friday Christmas tree deals todayOur editors have assembled some of the best artificial Christmas trees and found that the top contenders are durable and look almost as good as a real tree when decorated. Best Black Friday Christmas lights deals right nowWhether your decorations are straight from a Hallmark movie or you tend to forget until the last minute, we've compiled a list of the best Christmas lights including smart lights, projectors, and everything in between.

Persons: they're, we've Locations: Balsam

☆ One of Japan’s most elegant hotels is actually a treehouse
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Mayumi Maruyama | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

A Japanese children’s book called “I Want a Big Tree” sparked the dream of having a treehouse one day. A family affair“I didn’t get much support initially when I had this [treehouse] idea,” Kikugawa says. Now we are working together through this sustainable treehouse resort to protect it and send a message to others on its values.”The rustic view from one of Treeful's rooms. Building a treehouse, building a legacySeven years after Kikugawa started building a treehouse, the resort opened in 2021. Treeful Treehouse Sustainable Resort, 578, Genka, Nago City, Okinawa, 905-1141, Japan.

Persons: Satoru Kikugawa, Kikugawa, ”, ” Kikugawa, Maha, Donna Organizations: CNN, Inc, YouTube, University of Miami, CNN Travel, Guinness World Records, USAID Locations: Tokyo, Borneo, Okinawa prefecture, Okinawa, Costa Rica, “, Japan, Cambodian, Phnom, Siem Reap, It’s, Cambodia, OKA, Genkawa, Nago City

“We like emptiness, so there isn’t a lot of decoration,” Sauzay says. (This, after all, was where the first electric streetlights were installed.) There are also no carpets in the apartment, the better to reveal shadows drifting across the bare floors. “I don’t love rugs,” de Tonnac says. “Let’s just say I prefer the wood.”Photo assistant: Camille Padilla

Persons: “, ” Sauzay, Auguste Perret, Sauzay, Paolo Buffa, Jules, “ It’s, ”, de Tonnac, “ Let’s, Camille Padilla Locations: France

☆ A teacher who spent over $4,000 of her own money to outfit her classroom explains why funding from schools for supplies just isn't enough
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Nicole, a third-grade teacher, believes teachers need more money from schools for supplies and materials. Based on documentation shared with Insider, Nicole had spent a minimum of $4,000 of her own money on classroom materials and supplies since 2019. "Teachers said the median classroom school supply budget during the 2022-2023 school year was $200," a post about the results on AdoptAClassroom.org said. Nicole said that if teachers only spent the money given to them, "it would make our lives very difficult." AdvertisementAdvertisement"I think based on the amount of money teachers spend each year on supplies, resources, etc., school districts should provide teachers with more money," Nicole told Insider.

Persons: Nicole, —, AdoptAClassroom.org, Sylvia Allegretto, Allegretto, That's Organizations: Service, school's, Center for Economic, Policy Research, Economic Policy Institute Locations: New York

Running from October 10 to 11, now is the time to stock up on Christmas lights, artificial trees, and decor. Over the next two days, we expect to see a surge in Christmas deals ahead of the holiday season. The best Christmas tree deals The Puleo International Pre-Lit Flocked Fraser Fir Artificial Christmas Tree makes decorating for Christmas a breeze. The best Christmas light dealsWhether your decorations are straight from a Hallmark movie or you forget until the last minute, we have compiled a list of the best Christmas lights from smart lights to projectors and everything in between. The best Christmas decor dealsWhile a Christmas tree and lights are essential, you can add to the holiday cheer by introducing decor elements throughout your home.

Organizations: Hallmark, Lit Locations: Amazon

As a result, books like “Call Me Max” have been challenged or outright removed from schools and libraries in Florida, as well as other states — and though some believe book bans lead to more book sales, authors say the effect of those bans is devastating for their careers. These bans “overwhelmingly” target books about race and racism, as well as books with LGBTQ characters, PEN America said in its September study on school book bans. The MoveOn Banned Book Mobile stops for an event with local authors and teachers on October 1, 2023 in Decatur, Georgia. “(A book ban) would make news, and people would say, ‘I’ll buy this book just to show them,’” Lukoff said of the once-common result of book bans. Lukoff said his first high-profile bans occurred in early 2021, in Austin and Salt Lake City, when book bans first started to accelerate.

Persons: CNN —, Ron DeSantis, Max, ”, ‘, ” DeSantis, Max ”, Kyle Lukoff, Newbery, “ I’ve, —, ” Lukoff, “, ” Kyle Lukoff's, Marvin Joseph, Phil Bildner, ” “, Bildner, PEN America, Tasslyn Magnusson, Read, Derek White, Magnusson, ” Laurie Halse Anderson’s, George M, Deborah Caldwell, Stone, Angie Thomas, “ Maus, “ Maus ”, ” Magnusson, Lukoff, BookScan, Juno, Mike Curato’s “, John Green’s “, Samira Ahmed, Laura Gluckman, Armando L, Sanchez, Maus, ’ ” Lukoff, … that’s, they’re, she’s, haven’t, “ It’s, isn’t, Ahmed, ” Bildner, Caldwell, J.K, Rowling, Harper Lee, Art Spiegelman, ‘ Maus, ’ ”, Torrey Maldonado, ” Maldonado, who’ve, Eileen T, ’ ” Magnusson, ’, ” Ahmed, it’s, “ I’m, I’m, Maldonado, They’re Organizations: CNN, Florida Gov, Washington Post, PEN America, Liberty, Utah Parents United, Mobile, American, Association’s, Intellectual, ”, Association of American Publishers, Women, Chicago Tribune, Getty, America Locations: Florida, bookshelves, Rye, PEN, Utah, Decatur , Georgia, Tennessee, Alaska, Chicago, Sandmeyer's, Austin, Salt Lake City

☆ The biotech CEO trying to reverse aging has removed all but 3 things from his bedroom
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Bryan Johnson is trying to reverse aging through an experimental project that costs up to $2 million a year. A Time Magazine profile found that the biotech CEO's bedroom is almost completely empty. The only objects in his bedroom are his bed, a laser face shield, and a device to attach to his genitals to measure nighttime erections. No work, no reading," Johnson told Time Magazine's Charlotte Alter. Scientists told Insider's Marianne Guenot and Lloyd Lee in February that many aspects of his routine have unclear health benefits.

Persons: Bryan Johnson, Bryan Johnson —, Johnson, Charlotte Alter, Napoleon, Ben Franklin —, old's, Insider's Marianne Guenot, Lloyd Lee, —, Johnson isn't, Sam Altman —, Peter Thiel Organizations: Service, YouTube Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Ex-Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson alleges Rudy Giuliani groped her on the day of the Capitol riot while another Trump lawyer watched
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Sonam Sheth | John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ex-Trump WH aide Cassidy Hutchinson claims that Giuliani groped her on the day of the Capitol riot. She said another former Trump lawyer, John Eastman, witnessed the incident and gave her a "leering grin." In the memoir, Hutchinson wrote of how she felt "a creeping sense of dread that something really horrible [was] going to happen" on January 6. AdvertisementAdvertisement"I find Rudy in the back of the tent with, among others, John Eastman," she wrote, according to The Guardian. "Mayor Rudy Giuliani will pursue all appropriate legal action against this disgusting lie."

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☆ Elon Musk learned hypnosis as a child and managed to convince his sister that she was a dog and to eat raw bacon, a new book says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk learned magic tricks and hypnosis when he was a kid, according to a new biography. He even convinced his sister, Tosca, that she was a dog and got her to eat raw bacon. Musk didn't have a social life when he was younger and frequently trailed Tosca to parties because he didn't want to be lonely, the book says. That's according to a new biography, "Elon Musk," by the author Walter Isaacson, which hit bookshelves on Thursday. Musk "also learned magic tricks and how to hypnotize people, once convincing Tosca," his little sister, "that she was a dog and getting her to eat raw bacon," it continued.

Persons: Elon Musk, Tosca, Walter Isaacson, Elon, Musk, Isaacson Organizations: Service Locations: Wall, Silicon, Toronto

☆ Elon Musk followed his little sister around as a teen because he didn't want to be lonely, reading books when she went to clubs or parties, biography says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk trailed his little sister to clubs and parties when they were teenagers, according to a new book. Musk's family was living in Toronto at the time and he had no social life, the biography said. Musk insisted on joining his sister when she went out because he didn't want to be lonely, according to the book. At the time, Musk's family was living in Toronto, and "he spent most of his time reading or working on the computer," Walter Isaacson writes in the biography, "Elon Musk." "Elon Musk" hit bookshelves on Tuesday.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, Walter Isaacson, Tosca, Isaacson, Elon Organizations: Elon, Service, SpaceX Locations: Toronto, Wall, Silicon, Russia

☆ The 10 Best Lego Sets for Adults That’ll Make You Feel Like a Master Builder
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Rachel Simon | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +7 min

“Adults are building more Lego sets for creativity, stress relief, nostalgia and rewarding challenges,” says Ethan Dungan, a Willis, Texas-based artist known for his Lego creations. We spoke to six Lego superfans and artists to get their recommendations of the very best sets for adults available to buy now. For the explorerLego Tales of the Space Age $50 at LegoThis ultracool space-themed set features four connectible 3-D blocks depicting rockets, planets and “retro-styled landscapes inspired by space exploration,” says Catarino. The bookshop’s “phenomenal colors, diverse design techniques, and expandability make this set a great option for adults,” he says. For the architecture buffAs fun as it can be to build Lego sets, displaying them in your home once they’re done can be equally satisfying.

Persons: Rachel Simon, Legos isn’t, ”, Ethan Dungan, Willis, Joshua Chawner, ” Chawner, you’ll, Jessica Ragzy, Dante Dentoni, Tiago Catarino, “ it’s, I’ve, that’s, Ryan McCullough, McCullough, It’s Organizations: Lego, Lego’s, YouTube, Star Locations: Willis , Texas, Liverpool, England, Lego’s, New York City, Miami Beach, Fla, Lisbon, Orlando

☆ $1.1 Million Homes in Connecticut, Virginia and Idaho
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Angela Serratore | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Its proximity to the center of town puts it within walking distance of restaurants and shops. The high-end Mayflower Inn & Spa is less than half a mile away. Driving to the Berkshires, in Massachusetts, takes about 90 minutes, as does driving to the Hudson Valley, in New York. To the left is a living room with a fireplace, built-in bookshelves and windows looking out onto the front lawn. Off this space is a cozy home office with more built-ins.

Persons: Frederick Gunn Organizations: Yale Locations: Conn, Hartford and New Haven, Massachusetts, Hudson, New York, Manhattan

☆ I'll make $140K driving for UPS this year. We deserve this pay — it's not an easy job.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Kaila Yu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

He said UPS feeder drivers are not overpaid; their shifts are long and they get time-and-a-half overtime pay. I worked as a UPS package delivery driver for seven years, and I've been a feeder driver for three years. After four years, UPS feeder drivers make an average salary of $140,000UPS feeder drivers make more than package delivery drivers, who earn about $95,000 a year after they've been doing it for about four years. More package delivery drivers should become feeder driversPackage delivery is tough; you're in the heat, snow, rain, and wind. I don't understand why more package delivery drivers don't graduate to feeders.

Persons: Graham Jones, Jones, It's, I've, they've, it's, I'd, you've Organizations: UPS, Morning, Albuquerque UPS Locations: Albuquerque , New Mexico, Albuquerque, Louisville , Kentucky, Chicago, Los Angeles, Dallas

☆ Stores are leaving San Francisco. Ikea is opening this week
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Ikea is opening a new store in downtown San Francisco Wednesday, bucking the trend of retailers closing in the city. Ikea is opening a new store this week in downtown San Francisco at 945 Market Street. While violent crime statistics in San Francisco have remained relatively low in recent years, property crimes have risen since 2020, according to San Francisco Police Department data. Activity this spring in downtown San Francisco, as measured by mobile phone use, was 68% below its pre-pandemic levels, the largest decline of any US city. In June, shopping mall operator Westfield announced it would give up control of its San Francisco mall, citing “challenging operating conditions in downtown San Francisco, which have led to declines in sales, occupancy and foot traffic.”A month earlier, Nordstrom, one of the biggest retailers in Westfield, said it would shutter both of its San Francisco stores.

Persons: San Francisco Mayor London Breed, Nordstrom, San Organizations: New, New York CNN, Ikea, Shoppers, IKEA, San Francisco Mayor London, San Francisco Police Department, Westfield Locations: New York, San Francisco, San, San Francisco’s Union, Westfield, Francisco

☆ $1.2 Million Homes in Vermont, New York and Ohio
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Angela Serratore | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It is a 10-minute drive from a public library, a farmers’ market and a diner in the center of town. Dartmouth College is less than half an hour away, in Hanover, N.H. Montpelier, the Vermont state capital, is about an hour’s drive. Driving to Boston, Albany, N.Y., or Hartford, Conn., takes about two and a half hours. New York City is about four and a half hours away. Size: 4,680 square feetPrice per square foot: $256Indoors: A long driveway runs from the street to the center of the property and the detached garage.

Organizations: Dartmouth, New Locations: Hartland, Vt, Quechee, Woodstock , Vt, Hanover, N.H, Montpelier, Vermont, Boston, Albany, N.Y, Hartford, Conn, New York City, Montreal, bookshelves

At thrift stores, vintage Barbie dolls have become a treasured find, prices in the collectibles market have soared, and antiques appraisers have been flooded by calls from new collectors. Not all longtime collectors of the iconic doll are as delighted as Keith by the recent interest in Barbie collecting. "I've largely stopped collecting dolls themselves and invest in clothing and accessories instead," wrote one user. Florida-based veteran Barbie doll dealer Marl Davidson said prices have climbed about 25% in recent months. "Barbie appraisals don't normally come the way they've been coming," she said.

Persons: Matthew Keith, Barbie, Keith, I've, Marl Davidson, It's, Davidson, Lori Verderame, they've, Verderame, Julia Harte, Rachel Nostrant, Paul Thomasch, Aurora Ellis Organizations: Retailers, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles, Florida

☆ $3 Million Homes in California
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Angela Serratore | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Wine bars, a bakery, a breakfast spot with a train theme, a Whole Foods Market and a Safeway grocery store are all nearby. Driving to Napa or San Francisco takes an hour or more. Size: 2,983 square feetPrice per square foot: $1,004Indoors: A walking path connects the top of the long driveway to one of several patios and the home’s entrance. The front door opens into a foyer with a barrel-vault ceiling and new wide-plank French oak floors. The oak floors continue into a living area with more high ceilings and a wood-burning fireplace flanked by built-in bookshelves.

Organizations: Foods, Safeway Locations: Sebastopol, Freestone, Occidental, Wine, Bodega Bay, Napa, San Francisco, bookshelves

☆ Giving New York a Try, and Leaving the Big Stuff to Fate
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Lia Picard | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Living in New York is busy, Ms. Stefanatos said, and there’s so much going on. “I’m in a job where I’m speaking to people a lot,” Ms. Stefanatos said. “I didn’t look at anything else,” Ms. Stefanatos said. “That was a bit of a pain, to be completely honest,” Ms. Stefanatos said. “If anything, I didn’t realize how extensive the co-op process is, even for a tenant,” she said.

Persons: Chelsea Adriana Stefanatos, Stefanatos, ”, “, Ms Organizations: Chelsea, Amazon Web, ” Locations: New York, SoHo, bookshelves

☆ Frank Lloyd Wright Built 120 Homes Near the End of His Life. Just One Original Owner Remains.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Fred A. Bernstein | Photographs Erica Gannett For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

“After me, there won’t be any others,” says Roland Reisley, absorbing what it means to be the last original occupant in a Frank Lloyd Wright house. Reisley is sitting in his hexagonal living room on a rocky hill near Pleasantville, N.Y. The most famous architect of the 20th century designed the house for Reisley and his wife, Ronny, making many adjustments to his original plan to meet their needs (for a broom closet, for bookshelves, for more kids’ bedrooms). It was completed in 1952, during a postwar boom in which Wright designed 120 houses in—amazingly—31 states.

Persons: ”, Roland Reisley, Frank Lloyd Wright, Reisley, Ronny, Wright Locations: Pleasantville, N.Y, —

☆ Everyone Likes Reading. Why Are We So Afraid of It?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( A.O. Scott | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Among Douglass’s most powerful and painful revelations is that, on the subject of reading, his master was right. Substitute “reading” for “freedom” in that last sentence and the meaning stays the same. Reading liberates and torments us, enlightens and bewilders us, makes and unmakes our social and solitary selves. The methods of reading instruction associated with Columbia University’s Teachers College were in full bloom there. The rooms were furnished with well-stocked, low-slung bookshelves and carpeted risers where young readers could curl up with “just-right books,” selections matched to their interests and levels of proficiency.

Persons: Frederick, ”, Hugh, Mandeville, Prometheus, “ Organizations: Reading, Columbia University’s Teachers College Locations: Brooklyn

☆ The Best Place to Drink Is the Emptiest Bar in the City
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( John Cotter | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

A decade on, I talk about this when I see old friends at hotel bars. It’s the kind of conversation we wouldn’t be able to have at a dark place full of thrum, or a pop-song bar with ironic cocktails. In a leather half-booth, in the emptiest bar in the city, there is no impetus to be decorous. I should clarify that I don’t mean fancy hotel bars — not the Ace, or even the W; not a storied corner like Bemelmans at the Carlyle. Return, for as long as you like, to the quiet place inside yourself that is always arriving, always traveling.

Persons: Carlyle, Hilton, —, Kate Wagner, Jen, Sommer, Let’s Organizations: Marriott Locations: cacophony, The Atlantic, polyamory

☆ We bought a 9,000-square-foot mansion in Kansas that dates to 1885 and have found antique jewelry, silver coins, and Civil War memorabilia. We still have so much more to explore.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Zoe Rosenberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Thad and Robin Krasnesky bought a 140-year-old Victorian mansion in Kansas in 2021. They document their explorations on their Facebook page, Krasnesky Manor For Wayward Cats. He and his wife Robin, 49, document their adventures at the house on their Facebook page, Krasnesky Manor For Wayward Cats. A peek inside the Krasneskys' home, which they chronicle on their Facebook page, Krasnesky Manor For Wayward Cats. We've got 14,000 people on our Facebook page now.

Persons: Thad, Robin Krasnesky, —, Thad Krasnesky, Robin, we'd, A.J, Angell, there's, There's, Robin's, Rachel, we've, We've Organizations: Wayward, Service, Broadway, Union, Facebook Locations: Kansas, Texas, Leavenworth , Kansas, It's, England

☆ A Florida parent tried to get Amanda Gorman's inaugural poem banned from school — and confused her with Oprah
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-24 | by ( Rebecca Cohen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A Florida parent tried to get Amanda Gorman's poetry banned, complaining it could "indoctrinate students." Gorman said she is "gutted," but the school told Insider the poem isn't bannedGorman slammed the situation on Twitter, repeating claims that the school banned the book. "Because of one parent's complaint, my inaugural poem, 'The Hill We Climb,' has been banned from an elementary school in Miami-Dade County." The organization, along with Penguin Randomhouse, filed a lawsuit against a Florida school district over the book bans, the Miami Herald reported. "I wrote 'The Hill We Climb' to that all young people could see themselves in a historical moment.

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