Novelist Sinclair Lewis, perched on a balcony of his room overlooking Unter Den Linden, in Berlin, on Jan. 3, 1931. Lewis lived in Berlin while a foreign correspondent there. The 35th Sinclair Lewis writers conference will be held Oct. 4, … Continued
During a recent military parade in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, Russian President Vladimir Putin was caught on a hot mic saying to Xi Jinping, his Communist Chinese counterpart, “Human organs can be continuously transplanted. The longer you live, the younger … Continued
Thought-provoking reading today. A woman with a high-profile job has her life turned upside-down by a stalker and two widows tell of how their husbands died and their ways through grief. “What Doesn’t Kill Me Makes Me Weirder and Harder … Continued
ANDREA BEATY: Discusses her new picture book, “Billie Jean Peet, Athlete,” latest in her Questioneers series. 6 p.m. Thursday, Red Balloon Bookshop, 891 Grand Ave., St. Paul. NIDHI CHANANI: Introduces “Super Boba Cafe: Home Sea Home,” latest in her graphic … Continued
In what’s become something of a ritual, members of Congress have lately been holding news conferences calling for stricter limits on their own stock trading. Americans love this idea, yet the bills have so far gone nowhere. Here’s hoping common … Continued