Oyster Pirates 7:27 PM / 0 This week in book-related infographics: “ Unusual Jobs of Famous Writers ,” from Chuck Palahniuk (diesel mechanic) to Jack London (oyster ... Read more »
The Social Function of the Novel 9:27 PM / 0 Recommended reading: Tim Parks asks “ what is the social function of the novel? “ from The Millions http://ift.tt/1MhzJHu Read more »
That Moment When 7:57 PM / 0 “I can still remember with complete clarity the way I felt when whatever it was came fluttering down into my hands that day 30 years ago on ... Read more »
An X-Ray of My Holiday Suitcase 4:12 PM / 0 See the rest of the story at newyorker.com Related: An Awkward Adaptation of Kahlil Gibran’s “The Prophet” The Cartoon Lounge: Bob and Co... Read more »
Over 4 Million Americans Say They've Driven Drunk in Prior Month: CDC 6:27 AM / 0 Title: Over 4 Million Americans Say They've Driven Drunk in Prior Month: CDC Category: Health News Created: 8/6/2015 12:00:00 AM Last... Read more »
Most U.S. Schools Start Too Early for Kids to Get Enough Sleep: Study 6:27 AM / 0 Title: Most U.S. Schools Start Too Early for Kids to Get Enough Sleep: Study Category: Health News Created: 8/6/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Edi... Read more »
Legionnaire's Disease Most Deadly for Frail, Elderly, Experts Say 6:27 AM / 0 Title: Legionnaire's Disease Most Deadly for Frail, Elderly, Experts Say Category: Health News Created: 8/6/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Edi... Read more »
Social Life in Youth May Impact Health Decades Later 6:27 AM / 0 Title: Social Life in Youth May Impact Health Decades Later Category: Health News Created: 8/6/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/... Read more »
Kidney Problems Linked to Brain Disorders: Study 6:27 AM / 0 Title: Kidney Problems Linked to Brain Disorders: Study Category: Health News Created: 8/6/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/7/20... Read more »
Bigger Families Mean More Infections, Study Finds 6:27 AM / 0 Title: Bigger Families Mean More Infections, Study Finds Category: Health News Created: 8/6/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/7/2... Read more »
Online Program Boosts Hand Washing, Cuts Infections 6:27 AM / 0 Title: Online Program Boosts Hand Washing, Cuts Infections Category: Health News Created: 8/6/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/7... Read more »
Health Tip: Set a Date to Lose the Weight 6:27 AM / 0 Title: Health Tip: Set a Date to Lose the Weight Category: Health News Created: 8/7/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/7/2015 12:0... Read more »
Higher-Dose, Short-Duration Radiation Better for Early Breast Cancer: Study 6:27 AM / 0 Title: Higher-Dose, Short-Duration Radiation Better for Early Breast Cancer: Study Category: Health News Created: 8/6/2015 12:00:00 AM La... Read more »
For Pregnant Military Wives, Risks Rise if Partner Deployed 6:27 AM / 0 Title: For Pregnant Military Wives, Risks Rise if Partner Deployed Category: Health News Created: 8/6/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Rev... Read more »
HIV Cells Keep Duplicating Even When Treatments Are Working: Study 6:27 AM / 1 Title: HIV Cells Keep Duplicating Even When Treatments Are Working: Study Category: Health News Created: 8/6/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Editor... Read more »
Social Skills Program for Young Adults With Autism Shows Promise 6:27 AM / 0 Title: Social Skills Program for Young Adults With Autism Shows Promise Category: Health News Created: 8/6/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Editoria... Read more »
What Works Best to Curb a Preschooler's Bad Behaviors? 6:27 AM / 0 Title: What Works Best to Curb a Preschooler's Bad Behaviors? Category: Health News Created: 8/6/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Revi... Read more »
New Federal Rules Could Shield Workers from Common Lung Toxin 6:27 AM / 0 Title: New Federal Rules Could Shield Workers from Common Lung Toxin Category: Health News Created: 8/6/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial R... Read more »
Scientists Spot What Keeps Moles From Becoming Melanomas 6:27 AM / 0 Title: Scientists Spot What Keeps Moles From Becoming Melanomas Category: Health News Created: 8/7/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review... Read more »
Skipping Breakfast a Bad Idea for People with Type 2 Diabetes 6:27 AM / 0 Title: Skipping Breakfast a Bad Idea for People with Type 2 Diabetes Category: Health News Created: 8/7/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial R... Read more »
10 Dead in NYC Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak 6:27 AM / 0 Title: 10 Dead in NYC Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak Category: Health News Created: 8/7/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/7/2... Read more »
Pet Brick 10:51 PM / 0 “Ethics,” a prose poem by Adam LeFevre from our Winter 1975 issue . LeFevre, now sixty-four, is also a playwright and an established charac... Read more »
By Way of a Recommendation 9:20 PM / 0 Charles D’Ambrosio ‘s Loitering has officially made it into our Hall of Fame . It was also a finalist for the PEN award for the Art of the ... Read more »
Staff Picks: Baseball Cards, Barbarian Days, Blow-up Dolls 8:36 PM / 0 Cesare Paverse In the evenings, I’ve been reaching for Cesare Paverse’s 1936 debut collection of poetry, Hard Labor , translated from th... Read more »
All the Beginnings Have Endings 7:12 PM / 0 “Every story I have ever told has a kind of breach to it, I think. You could say that my writing isn’t quite right. That all the beginnings ... Read more »
Beautiful Image 6:40 PM / 0 From a 1918 ad for “Radior,” a face cream containing radium If I hate anything that smacks of “self-care”—and I do—I come by this antipat... Read more »
Goodbye to Brazenhead 4:27 PM / 0 Recommended reading: Brian Patrick Eha ‘s goodbye to Brazenhead Books , published in the New Yorker . Pair with J.T. Price ‘s piece on the c... Read more »
Drawings from a Prisoner of War, and Other News 3:41 PM / 0 Frederick Gokliz, Warfare , ca. 1890s. Image via Slate/Newberry Library Mark von Schlegell talks about the paperback revolution and its ... Read more »
Episode 27: Literary Characters as Republican Presidential Primary Candidates 12:11 PM / 0 Welcome to a new episode of The Book Report presented by The Millions ! This week, Janet and Mike discuss characters from literature they... Read more »
Too Few Heart Attack Patients Get Cardiac Rehab, Study Finds 6:33 AM / 0 Title: Too Few Heart Attack Patients Get Cardiac Rehab, Study Finds Category: Health News Created: 8/5/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Re... Read more »
Weight Loss Surgery May Boost Teens' Mental Health 6:33 AM / 0 Title: Weight Loss Surgery May Boost Teens' Mental Health Category: Health News Created: 8/5/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: ... Read more »
Combo Treatment May Boost Survival With Advanced Prostate Cancer 6:33 AM / 0 Title: Combo Treatment May Boost Survival With Advanced Prostate Cancer Category: Health News Created: 8/5/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Editoria... Read more »
Experimental Gel Could Prevent Genital Herpes Infection 6:33 AM / 0 Title: Experimental Gel Could Prevent Genital Herpes Infection Category: Health News Created: 8/5/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review:... Read more »
Health Tip: Want to Wear Sandals? 6:33 AM / 0 Title: Health Tip: Want to Wear Sandals? Category: Health News Created: 8/6/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/6/2015 12:00:00 AM ... Read more »
Health Tip: Opt for Alternatives to Soda 6:33 AM / 0 Title: Health Tip: Opt for Alternatives to Soda Category: Health News Created: 8/6/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/6/2015 12:00... Read more »
U.S. Infant Deaths At Lowest Rate Ever: CDC 6:33 AM / 0 Title: U.S. Infant Deaths At Lowest Rate Ever: CDC Category: Health News Created: 8/6/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/6/2015 12... Read more »
Active As Teen, Free of Diabetes In Later Life? 6:33 AM / 0 Title: Active As Teen, Free of Diabetes In Later Life? Category: Health News Created: 8/6/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/6/201... Read more »
Lifesaving Chemo for Ovarian Cancer Is Underused 6:33 AM / 0 Title: Lifesaving Chemo for Ovarian Cancer Is Underused Category: Health News Created: 8/6/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/6/20... Read more »
Weight-Loss Surgery's Benefits May Fade With Time, Study Suggests 6:33 AM / 0 Title: Weight-Loss Surgery's Benefits May Fade With Time, Study Suggests Category: Health News Created: 8/5/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Edi... Read more »
Common Weight-Loss Surgery May Lower Tolerance for Alcohol 6:33 AM / 0 Title: Common Weight-Loss Surgery May Lower Tolerance for Alcohol Category: Health News Created: 8/5/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Revi... Read more »
Boy, Girl Newborns Show Spinal Differences: Study 6:32 AM / 0 Title: Boy, Girl Newborns Show Spinal Differences: Study Category: Health News Created: 8/5/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/6/2... Read more »
Hysterectomy at Younger Age Tied to Heart Disease Risks 6:32 AM / 0 Title: Hysterectomy at Younger Age Tied to Heart Disease Risks Category: Health News Created: 8/5/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review:... Read more »
Brain Scans Show Why Reading to Kids Is Good for Them 6:32 AM / 0 Title: Brain Scans Show Why Reading to Kids Is Good for Them Category: Health News Created: 8/5/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8... Read more »
A Man's Meat Intake Might Influence His Fertility: Study 6:32 AM / 0 Title: A Man's Meat Intake Might Influence His Fertility: Study Category: Health News Created: 8/5/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Re... Read more »
For Endoscopes Tied to Serious Infections, Current Cleaning Methods Not Enough 6:32 AM / 0 Title: For Endoscopes Tied to Serious Infections, Current Cleaning Methods Not Enough Category: Health News Created: 8/5/2015 12:00:00 AM ... Read more »
Poor Thinking Skills in Seniors Linked to Heart Attack, Stroke Risks 6:32 AM / 0 Title: Poor Thinking Skills in Seniors Linked to Heart Attack, Stroke Risks Category: Health News Created: 8/5/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Edit... Read more »
8 Dead in NYC Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak 6:32 AM / 0 Title: 8 Dead in NYC Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak Category: Health News Created: 8/6/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/6/20... Read more »
Panther and Lilies 1:00 AM / 0 Lajos Vajda, Panther and Lilies , 1930-33, photocollage on paper, 25.5" x 20" The Hungarian artist Lajos Vajda died in 1941, wh... Read more »
The Bookstore-Hostel 10:57 PM / 0 Love reading and sleeping? Then we’ve found the perfect vacation destination for you: a bookstore and hostel combination in Tokyo, Japan. ... Read more »
My Grandmother’s Wheelchair 8:45 PM / 0 The author, posing with his grandmother, Natalie Faunda, in Budapest, in 1990. My grandmother had a stroke in her late sixties. She was ... Read more »
Go Get A Refund 8:27 PM / 0 Unhappy with Go Set A Watchman ? You may be able to get your money back. Traverse City’s Brilliant Books is offering a refund to customers,... Read more »
The Millions Top Ten: July 2015 8:15 PM / 0 We spend plenty of time here on The Millions telling all of you what we’ve been reading, but we are also quite interested in hearing abou... Read more »
Fiction Changing History 6:57 PM / 0 In an article for Vanity Fair , Meredith Turtis argues that “perhaps fiction… can change the place women have in history, ” by giving fo... Read more »
Statement Regarding the Retirement of NICHD Director Dr. Alan Guttmacher 6:44 PM / 0 Alan Guttmacher, M.D., will be retiring in October from the directorship of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health an... Read more »
The Perils of Self-Care 6:12 PM / 0 From an early twentieth-century ad for St. Morritz Here is a partial list of things to dread about spa treatments: Getting lost in a loc... Read more »
Saying Goodbye to a Secret Bookstore 5:33 PM / 0 I suppose it’s O.K. to give away the address now. The books are gone, packed up in dozens of cardboard boxes and hauled away. When you ring ... Read more »
(Un)Required Reading 4:29 PM / 0 “What made The Great Gatsby so great? Does everyone think he’s that great? Why?” Just in time for the back-to-school rush: essay questions... Read more »
John Hershey’s “Hiroshima” 4:00 PM / 0 Thursday is the seventieth anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. To mark it, we’ve made all of “Hiroshima,” John Hersey’s landmark... Read more »
At the Hundredth Universal Esperanto Congress, and Other News 3:11 PM / 0 From the 1909 Esperanto Congress In 1969, LIFE ran a photo essay called “ What it takes to be a lady author anymore ,” with predictably... Read more »
Beyond the Bird: A Definitive List of the Artworks in ‘The Goldfinch’ 12:06 PM / 0 Carel Fabritius’ The Goldfinch , a priceless piece of art has found more fame since the publication of Donna Tartt’s The Goldfinch . The a... Read more »