I’ll admit: I’m not a fan of lipstick. The formulas often dry out my already-parched mouth, and because I’m not great at applying it, I usually end up resembling a toddler who got into their mom’s makeup bag. That said, I’m obsessive when it comes to skin care — especially sunscreen. Yes, it’s important year-round. […]
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This flameless candle warmer is the smartest invention ever: A fire-fearing writer’s review
There’s something about winter that always makes me want to dust off my candle collection. Maybe it’s because my homebody self loves an excuse to stay inside, and filling my home with inviting aromas seems like the coziest thing ever. Well, it would be — if it weren’t for my massive phobia about fire. For […]
Trump cannot challenge writer’s rape claim at defamation trial, judge rules
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump cannot argue to a jury assessing damages at the writer E. Jean Carroll‘s upcoming defamation trial that he did not rape her in the mid-1990s, based on another jury having found that he only sexually abused her, a U.S. judge has ruled. In an order on […]
Aspiring writers should disconnect from internet for two hours a day
Ian McEwan encouraged aspiring young writers to “disconnect from the internet for at least two hours a day” after being honoured by Britain’s King Charles at Windsor Castle. The novelist and screenwriter was recognised for his services to literature by being made a Companion of Honour at an investiture ceremony on Tuesday morning. McEwan said […]
Russian Publisher, Stores Drop Writers Over Pro-Ukraine Comments
MOSCOW (Reuters) – One of Russia’s largest book publishers and the country’s biggest bookstore chain said on Friday they were dropping two prominent Russian writers over their pro-Ukrainian and anti-Russian comments. Both authors made the comments in phone calls with people who they thought were senior Ukrainian officials. In reality, those were Russian video bloggers […]