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☆ Palestinian-American authors bring their culture to the heart of children's books
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( Alaa Elassar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Today, Moushabeck, 36, is part of a burgeoning movement of Palestinian-American authors publishing children’s books in English with Palestinians as the main characters. Letting Palestinian children be childrenDespite recent strides in the arts, Palestinian-Americans, along with other Arab-Americans, are still woefully underrepresented in books. Between 2018 to 2022, the Cooperative Children’s Book Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Education found that less than 1% of children’s and young adult books released by US publishers were about Arabs. The books also feature activities related to Palestinian culture, including a recipe for hummus and a tutorial for tatreez, traditional Palestinian embroidery. Bishara, whose own family was expelled from the Galilee in 1948, says it’s important to teach Palestinian children raised in diaspora about every aspect of Palestinian culture and history, including those that cause great pain.

☆ How to Store Your Bike Like a Professional
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Cassandra Brooklyn | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

SVELTER STORAGE The Cycloc Solo ($100) can be mounted vertically or horizontally, freeing up useful floor space under your bike. Photo: CyclocAS AN avid cyclist and apartment dweller, I have nearly 20 years of experience balancing bikes on banisters and stacking them up against bookshelves. Two broad categories of bike racks eliminate the need for such awkward hacks: those that rest on the floor and those that must be mounted on the wall. For example, while a wall-mounted bike rack saves you floor space, an improperly installed one can rip right off the wall, taking plenty of plaster along for the ride. According to Robin Graven-Milne, owner-operator of repair shop Bike Plant in Brooklyn, N.Y., installation worries are the biggest hurdle people shopping for a mountable bike rack must overcome.

☆ Go Ahead, Judge This Book by Its Cover. There’s Nothing Inside.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Anna Kodé | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The tomes are all “rescue books,” ones that would otherwise be discarded or recycled for paper pulp, said Charles Roberts, the president of Books by the Foot’s parent company, Wonder Book. There are other, sometimes counterintuitive, uses for fake tomes as well. Instead, perforated aluminum plates emblazoned with images of books can be found, primarily on the upper shelves of the atrium. Tina Ramchandani, an interior designer in New York, said that her firm has used fake books in both commercial and residential settings. For a dressing room in a members-only club in New Jersey, “where nobody was really going to read the books, but where there were bookshelves, we got all fake books,” Ms. Ramchandani said.

CNN —Prince Harry will attend the coronation of King Charles next month, but his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, will remain in the United States with the couple’s children, Buckingham Palace said Wednesday following months of speculation. “Buckingham Palace is pleased to confirm that The Duke of Sussex will attend the Coronation Service at Westminster Abbey on May 6th. The Duchess of Sussex will remain in California with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet,” the palace said in a statement. Details of the sibling rivalry between Harry and his brother Prince William were also shared. The palace has not specified which members of the family will appear in the procession and on the balcony.

☆ Daniel Ellsberg, the Man Who Leaked the Pentagon Papers, Is Scared - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( Alex Kingsbury | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The media as a whole has never really investigated the secrecy system and what it’s for and what its effects are. Q. What’s it like to live surrounded by thoughts of nuclear war and unaccountable government? I think about nuclear war not because I find it fascinating but because I want to prevent it, to make it unthinkable, because I care about the world that it would destroy. Q. Robert McNamara, who was secretary of defense during the Cuban missile crisis, once said, “The indefinite combination of human fallibility and nuclear weapons will destroy nations.” Why haven’t we seen nuclear weapons used since 1945? We have seen nuclear weapons used many times.

Persons: John Podesta’s, Snowden, Steven Aftergood, Steve, ”, Robert McNamara, They’re Organizations: Federation of American Scientists, WikiLeaks, National Security, RAND Corporation, Cuban Locations: Russian, California, Berkeley, Ukraine

☆ Former Florida teacher speaks out about incurring the wrath of Gov. DeSantis for tweeting a video of the empty bookshelves at his middle school
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-26 | by ( Isobel Van Hagen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A substitute teacher in Florida was fired after posting a viral video of empty library bookshelves. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis called the video, and the subsequent backlash over the book removals, a "fake narrative." The now-fired teacher, Brian Covey, told Insider that the situation is "mind-blowing" and "surreal." In October of last year, Brian Covey began working as a full-time substitute teacher at Mandarin Middle School in Duval County, Florida. A spokesperson for DeSantis told Insider in an email, "You should reach out to the school board about their employment decisions.

☆ An Oklahoma teacher faced death threats after she helped students access banned books. She says she's more scared for students than for herself.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-25 | by ( Yelena Dzhanova | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

An Oklahoma teacher who helped students access banned books faced death threats. Summer Boismier left her teaching job and now works at the Brooklyn Public Library. The threats still rattle her, but she's more worried that teens and kids are losing access to books. Boismier resigned from her teaching job and moved 1,500 miles away from her home to Brooklyn, New York, where she began working for the Brooklyn Public Library. That alone shows how much of a demand there is for legislators to stop censoring books, Boismier said.

☆ The 10 Best Wayfair Deals to Shop This Presidents Day
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-17 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +5 min

By Madeline DiamondPlenty of Presidents Day deals are live right now at Wayfair. Keep reading for our top picks from Wayfair‘s Presidents Day sale; we’ll be updating throughout the week to help you stay on top of the latest deals. They’re all on sale right now, but the best deal is on the rose gold version, which is currently discounted to just $80. A comfortable desk chair (that isn’t an eyesore) is a great place to start, especially while standout options are on sale for Presidents Day. Plus see our guide for more tips on shopping for an ergonomic desk chair.

☆ I'm a Florida teacher who's been forced to cover up the books in my classroom. Here's why I'm suing Ron DeSantis.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Yelena Dzhanova | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

This year, a new law in Florida requires that all books in public schools be vetted for children. High school social studies teacher Don Falls said he covered up his books to comply with the law. The district recently began implementing a new Florida law requiring all books in a public school to be vetted by a trained media specialist. Many teachers, including Falls, chose to cover un-vetted books in their classrooms rather than remove them. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis openly said in his swearing-in inauguration that this is the state where woke goes to die.

☆ Prince Harry's memoir, 'Spare,' which captures the ugly sides of royal life, hits bookshelves
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Patrick-Smith-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Patrick Smith | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

“There was a new low every few minutes,” Harry wrote of the time after their relationship went public in November 2016. Prince Harry and Prince William at the unveiling of a statue of their mother, Princess Diana at Kensington Palace in London on July 1, 2021. “I don’t think Harry and Megan’s public image is repairable in the U.K.; I think it’s gone beyond that,” she added. Regardless of the danger he felt his family was in, and the disappointment with his family, Harry said he would “forever support my queen, my Commander in Chief, my Granny. Even after she’s gone.”“My problem has never been with the monarchy, or the concept of monarchy.

☆ 40+ best Walmart Cyber Monday 2022 deals from Ninja, Sony and more
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Mili Godio | Mili Godio Is An Associate Reporter For Select On Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +15 min

SKIP AHEAD Best Walmart Cyber Monday sales |What to expect during Walmart’s Deals for Days 2022 | Walmart Black Friday and Cyber Monday price matching | What is Walmart+? To help you make the most of Walmart’s Deals for Days this year, we will continuously compile standout deals to consider based on Select reader interest and our previous coverage. Best Walmart Cyber Monday deals to shop nowBased on our previous coverage and Select reader interest, we rounded up some of the best deals from Walmart’s Cyber Monday sale. Best Walmart Cyber Monday sales to shop nowHere are some of the best sales to shop for during Walmart’s Cyber Monday sale that we think you’ll want to know about. What to expect during Walmart’s Deals for Days 2022Walmart’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday savings event — known as Deals for Days — hosts deals through most of November.

☆ 30+ best Walmart Black Friday deals: Apple Watch, Samsung TV, Chromebook and more
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Mili Godio | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +15 min

SKIP AHEAD Best Walmart Black Friday sales | What to expect during Walmart’s Deals for Days 2022 | Walmart Black Friday price matching | What is Walmart+? To help you make the most of Walmart’s Deals for Days event this year, we will continuously compile standout deals to consider based on Select reader interest and our previous coverage. Best Walmart Black Friday deals to shop nowBased on our previous coverage and Select reader interest, we rounded up some of the best deals from Walmart’s Black Friday sale. Best Walmart Black Friday sales to shop nowHere are some of the best sales to shop for during Walmart’s Black Friday sale that we think you’ll want to know about. What to expect during Walmart’s Deals for Days 2022As with the past two years, Walmart’s Black Friday savings event — known as Deals for Days — hosts deals throughout the majority of November.

☆ The Visions of Octavia Butler
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Lynell George | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +27 min

As a science fiction writer, Butler forged a new path and envisioned bold possibilities. Mural with a portrait of Octavia Butler and her name, composed of dots of various densities in 3-D space. In 1995, she became the first science fiction writer to be awarded a MacArthur “genius” grant. “‘Kindred’ was a story of ordinary people trapped in fantastic circumstances,” Butler wrote in a 1988 notebook. Her point of view was one not traditionally found in science fiction and, simply by writing, she demanded a larger world.

☆ Walmart Black Friday sale: 20+ best deals from Google, Shark, Samsung
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Mili Godio | Mili Godio Is An Associate Reporter For Select On Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +12 min

SKIP AHEAD Best Walmart Black Friday sales | What to expect during Walmart’s Deals for Days 2022 | Walmart Black Friday price matching | What is Walmart+? Best Walmart Black Friday deals to shop nowBased on our previous coverage and Select reader interest, we rounded up some of the best deals from Walmart’s Black Friday sale. Best Walmart Black Friday sales to shop nowHere are some of the best sales to shop for during Walmart’s Black Friday sale that we think you’ll want to know about. What to expect during Walmart’s Deals for Days 2022As with the past two years, Walmart’s Black Friday savings event — known as Deals for Days — hosts deals throughout the majority of November. Walmart will also host deals on Cyber Monday (Nov. 28) to close out its Deals for Days event.

☆ 'Stranger Things:' Vecna's house listed for $1.5 million
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( Zoe Sottile | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —“Stranger Things” superfans can now live in the very same house where season 4 villain Vecna first developed his supernatural powers – if they dare. Vecna, the antagonist of season 4 of Netflix’s hit series “Stranger Things,” started off as a regular boy named Henry Creel. The real-life house that acted as the Creel home in the show is a 140-year-old mansion located in Rome, Georgia. The home is officially for sale for $1.5 million through brokerage Toles, Temple, and Wright, according to the listing. There’s also a guest house behind the main house.

☆ The Creel House from 'Stranger Things' sold for $350,000 in 2019. Now it's on the market for $1.5 million—take a look inside
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The home at 906 E 2nd Avenue in Rome, Georgia, also known as the Creel House from "Stranger Things" season four is back on the market. The pictures don't show the true scale of the house," Schreier said. Fatland told CNBC Make It that, that given his expertise, he was excited to take a hands-on approach to the renovation. At this point, the two still had no idea that it was a scout from Netflix for "Stranger Things." The dining room of the house was a major focal point in season four of "Stranger Things."

☆ Walmart Black Friday 2022: What we know and deals to shop
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Mili Godio | Mili Godio Is An Associate Reporter For Select On Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

What to expect during Walmart’s Deals for Days 2022Like the past two years, Walmart’s Black Friday savings event — known as Deals for Days — will host deals throughout the majority of November. The first event kicks off on Monday, Nov. 7at 7 p.m. EDT (12 p.m. EDT for Walmart+ members) and continues in Walmart stores on Nov. 9. (12 p.m. EDT for Walmart+ members) and continues in Walmart stores on Nov. 9. Walmart will also host deals on Cyber Monday (Nov. 28) to close out its Deals for Days event. Best Walmart early Black Friday deals available nowBased on our previous coverage and Select reader interest, we rounded up some of the best deals from Walmart’s Black Friday sale.

☆ A Tudor-tinged library at Cambridge University designed to last for 400 years has been crowned Britain's best new building
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Cambridge University library has been awarded a prestigious prize as Britain's best new building. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyA library at Cambridge University designed to last for 400 years has been named as Britain's best new building. The interior of Magdalene College library. It replaces the "cramped" study spaces from the 17th century Grade I-listed Pepys Library. Nick KaneMagdalene College, one of 31 colleges forming Cambridge University, was founded in 1542 by Lord Audley.

☆ Walmart anti-Prime Day sale: 15 best deals to compete with October Prime Day
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Morgan Greenwald | Morgan Greenwald Is A Senior Editor For Select On Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

To help you make the most of Walmart’s anti-Prime Day sale, we compiled some of the best deals and sales available during the Deals for Days event, plus highlighted other notable counter sales at other retailers. The best deals during Walmart’s October Prime Day eventBelow, we’re sharing the best deals from Walmart’s counter Prime Day sale based on our previous coverage and reporting. 4.5-star average rating from 58 at WalmartThe Apple TV offers users Dolby Digital Plus 7.2 surround sound and 1080p HD video resolution. Walmart anti-Prime Day sale: The best sales at WalmartHere are the best anti-Prime Day sales at Walmart right now that we think you’ll want to know about. Up to 50% off floor care Up to 40% off fashion Up to 35% off home Up to 35% off personal careOctober Prime Day 2022: The best sales at other retailersIn addition to Amazon and Walmart, the following retailers are offering Prime Day sales we recommend.

☆ Here are the origins of the oldest public library in the Americas
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

PUEBLA, Mexico — It is, according to UNESCO, the oldest public library in the Americas, tucked away from the street front at a cultural center in the historic heart of this Mexican city. “Everything that was imagined at that time is in the library,” said Juan Fernández del Campo, the library’s current manager. Palafox’s passion for books is evident in a quote from him, written on a mosaic outside the library. This was not the time for Mexico to raise its wings toward freedom of thought,” the library manager said. The library reopened in 2002; two years later it was added by UNESCO to its Memory of the World Register.

☆ The Easiest Ways to Declutter Your Home Office
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-03 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +7 min

Kick the Clutter Habit and Completely Organize Your Life for Good.” Beyond that, clutter can drag you down emotionally. According to New York City-based organizer Lisa Zaslow, founder of Gotham Organizers, is what we buy for our home office. That’s the only place where pens go—and only good pens at that. This acrylic add-on, which can sit on the desk surface and hold standard-size paper and smaller office items, is a favorite of Rosenthal’s. It’s like a little mobile office and when you don’t want it in the room, you can just roll it away.”

☆ 'It's huge, beyond anything in my career': Publishing industry insiders explain how TikTok has sent book sales surging and how they're trying to tap into the BookTook phenomenon
▼ + stars: | 2022-03-01 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

In 2020 and 2021, book sales surged, reaching a near 20-year peak, according to industry data. 2021 sales of Hoover's books were up 650% over 2020 sales, with 1.9 million copies sold, according to data from NPD BookScan, the largest book sales tracker in the US. Since mid-2020, TikTok has been the driving force of an unprecedented surge in book sales, industry insiders say. The strategy of marketers has always been to push and advertise newer books, industry experts said, and those usually sell better. Then, around Halloween 2021, sales rose steadily to about 2,000 copies a week.

☆ This 65-year-old retiree just moved into a $420 per month apartment in Mexico 'steps from the beach' — take a look inside
▼ + stars: | 2021-08-07 | by ( Janet Blaser | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Photo: Lucas Mullikin for CNBC Make ItI can also walk to a plethora of cafés, shops and restaurants. Photo: Lucas Mullikin for CNBC Make ItThe two bedrooms are separated by a spacious "Jack and Jill" bathroom. Photo: Lucas Mullikin for CNBC Make ItThere's a galley kitchen leading back to what used to be a maid's room with a half-bath. Photo: Lucas Mullikin for CNBC Make ItA special space that already feels like homeMy decorating style is pretty eclectic. Photo: Lucas Mullikin for CNBC Make It

☆ The Tucker Carlson origin story
▼ + stars: | 1998-01-28 | by ( Aaron Short | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +57 min

Tucker Carlson is remembered as a provocateur and gleeful contrarian by those who knew him in his early days. It was Tucker Carlson. (Note on style: Tucker Carlson and the members of his family are referred to here by their first names to avoid confusion.) In 1979, Richard Carlson married Patricia Swanson, heiress to the Swanson frozen foods empire that perfected the frozen Salisbury steak for hassle-free dinners. Tucker Carlson attended St. George’s School, a boarding school starting at age 14.

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