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You’ve Found Oliver by Dustin Thao His journey shows that healing is not about forgetting the past but about learning to live with it in a healthier way. You’ve Found Oliver by Dustin Thao is a touching and thoughtful story about love, loss and the courage to heal. The book takes readers on an emotional journey that feels both personal and universal. It deals with relationships, self-discovery and the complicated feelings that come when life does not go the way you planned. Conversations That Heal a Guarded Heart The story follows Oliver, a young man weighed down by…

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An “unparalleled” funerary statue of an ancient Egyptian man whose name may be Messi has been discovered at the Saqqara necropolis — and it shows him standing with what appears to be his tiny wife and even tinier daughter, who is holding a goose.Measuring just over 40 inches (103 centimeters) tall and carved out of limestone, “the most prominent figure depicted is that of a nobleman standing tall with an advancing left foot representing youth, vitality and strength,” researchers wrote in a study published May 13 in The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology.The statue also depicts “a woman, his presumed wife,…

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Before he was Dwayne Johnson the biggest movie star in the world, both literally and figuratively, he was “The Rock,” a third-generation pro wrestler for the WWF and WWE. Johnson only wrestled full-time for a handful of years before he shifted his focus to Hollywood. But his father, Rocky Johnson, and his grandfather, Peter Maivia, both spent decades in the wrestling business. Few people alive understand the punishing toll wrestling takes on a performer’s body and personal life than him.Johnson’s new movie, The Smashing Machine, is about mixed martial arts, not wrestling. But Johnson’s personal connection to the material is obvious…

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Slide Away, the shoegaze-focused music festival that takes place in multiple American cities, has announced its 2026 lineup. The ’80s British cult-favorites Chapterhouse will headline alongside Hum, who are playing their first shows in nearly seven years, and Nothing, who are celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Tired of Tomorrow. Also slated to perform at select dates are Swirlies, Ovlov, Cloakroom, and Loveliescrushing, among others. The festival will take place in New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles in May 2026.Chapterhouse, Hum, and Nothing will perform at all three of Slide Away’s locations. The music festival begins on May 15 and…

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Brooklyn, NY — Rising artist Bex Lindsey will celebrate the release of her powerful new album “The Process II” with a live performance at GLR Books, located at 303 Wythe Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on Thursday, October 17 at 8:00 pm. Known for her evocative voice and unapologetically honest songwriting, Bex Lindsey has become a fresh force in the indie scene. Her debut full-length album Process captures the raw emotions of transformation, resilience, and self-discovery, delivered with an authenticity that is both deeply personal and universally relatable. The October 17 performance promises to be an unforgettable night where fans will…

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Welcome to Second Life, a podcast spotlighting successful people who’ve made major career changes—and fearlessly mastered the pivot. Hosted by Hillary Kerr, co-founder and chief content officer at Who What Wear, each episode gives you a direct line to people who are game changers in their fields. Subscribe to Second Life on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or anywhere you get your podcasts to stay tuned.Diarrha N’Diaye created beauty brand Ami Colé in 2019 to celebrate melanin-rich skin. Her journey to become founder and CEO might not have been linear (she originally studied English at Syracuse University), and though she made the…

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OpenAI is preparing to launch a stand-alone app for its video generation AI model Sora 2, WIRED has learned. The app, which features a vertical video feed with swipe-to-scroll navigation, appears to closely resemble TikTok—except all of the content is AI-generated. There’s a For You–style page powered by a recommendation algorithm. On the right side of the feed, a menu bar gives users the option to like, comment, or remix a video.Users can create videoclips up to 10 seconds long using OpenAI’s next-generation video model, according to documents viewed by WIRED. There is no option to upload photos or videos…

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26 Sep 2025 Literary Fiction Novels That Linger Like Half-Remembered Dreams Atmospheric, haunting, and layered with meaning, these stories blur the line between memory and imagination. Perfect for readers who want fiction that stays mysterious yet deeply moving. Each book casts a spell you can’t shake. They’re not read once they’re lived and relived. When Things Go Missing by Deborah Brasket Release Date: September 22, 2025 When a mother mysteriously disappears, her family falls apart. Kay mourns her mother’s absence and blames her brother’s heroin addiction for driving her away. Cal is torn by guilt and rage at being abandoned,…

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We can’t physically pivot our ears towards sounds, but our brain still hones in on themExperienced Skins/Getty Images Dogs do it, cats do it, deer do it – in fact, many species of mammals can swivel their ears to direct their hearing. Humans lost this ability about 25 million years ago, but according to a new study, what we lack in ear-waggling skills we make up for in our brain’s ability to choose in which direction to listen most intensely. The research used mobile electroencephalography (EEG) to record the brain’s electrical activity while volunteers were on the move. Until recently,…

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Therapy, as we know, can take a number of different forms. For Australian multi-instrumentalists and Nick Cave cohort, Warren Ellis, this process of self-enrichment encompasses a wildlife sanctuary for abused animals in Sumatra. Filmmaker Justin Kurzel captures Ellis’s musical theorising and grey-beard musings and then contextualises them against a trip to the titular park where we meet Femke den Haas and her team of caretakers, whose process of healing and being healed by the animals parallels the subject’s own self-care methods while also forming the film’s central thesis.Yet, in presenting these parallel subjects, Ellis Park is a mixed success. Its raw materials – Ellis…

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Kid Cudi is stepping away from music to focus on his other creative endeavors. Prior to the expected hiatus, Cudi released an ethereal track titled “Once” to his SoundCloud on Sunday (Sept. 28) and explained that it serves as a letter to his fans. “This is a goodbye for now song,” he wrote. “It was produced by myself with my homie Sebastian addin’ extra sauce here and there. Taking a break but wanted to leave u [with] something special and from the heart. [You’ll] be hearing me featured on my friends’ albums but as far as me, I gotta step…

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Featured Podcasts Lenny’s Podcast: A 4-step framework for building delightful products | Nesrine Changuel (Spotify, Google, Skype) Interviews with world-class product leaders and growth experts to uncover actionable advice to help you build, launch, and grow your own product. Subscribe to Lenny’s Podcast. Big Technology Podcast: OpenAI’s & NVIDIA’s $100 Billion Marriage, Meta’s Sloppy Vibes, TikTok Deal Arrives? The Big Technology Podcast takes you behind the scenes in the tech world featuring interviews with plugged-in insiders and outside agitators. Subscribe to Big Technology Podcast. Hard Fork: The Great A.I. Build-Out + H-1B Visa Chaos + TikTok Braces for the Rapture…

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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here they are, the stories Today in Books readers were most interested in (measured in clicks) this week. Judge Tosses Trump’s Case Against the NYT, PRH A federal judge in Florida has dismissed President Donald Trump’s $15 billion lawsuit (yeah, that’s billion with a B, his feelings were very hurt) against the New York Times, four of its reporters, and Penguin Random House. Judge Steven D. Merryday described the 85-page complaint as “florid and enervating,” noting that Trump’s attorneys waited until page 80 to actually mention the defamation…

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Typhoon Bualoi ripped roofs from buildings and uprooted electrical poles along Vietnam’s coast, killing at least 11 people. Typhoon Bualoi ripped roofs from buildings and uprooted electrical poles along Vietnam’s coast, killing at least 11 people, local and national officials said on Monday. The storm—the 10th to hit Vietnam this year—made landfall late on Sunday, generating winds of 130 kilometers (80 miles) per hour. Thousands of houses and businesses have been damaged or destroyed, authorities in three provinces told AFP. Images published by AFP showed corrugated metal roofs blown off buildings and household debris strewn across saturated streets in coastal…

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Andrew Garfield, who was part of the cast of 2010’s The Social Network, recently clarified whether he’s returning as Eduardo Saverin in the movie’s sequel, The Social Reckoning. Conversations about the sequel have been circulating since 2019, before it was officially announced in June 2025. Aaron Sorkin, who penned the script for the first movie based on Ben Mezrich’s 2009 book, The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, a Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal, is writing and directing the sequel. Andrew Garfield won’t be joining The Social Network 2 cast Andrew Garfield revealed during an interview with IndieWire…

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Friends, family and industry veterans continue to share their memories of Ozzy Osbourne following his July 2025 passing. Specifically, Grammy-winning music producer Andrew Watt recently spoke to Rolling Stone about how Ozzy was “normal” the day before his death – making the tragic news “a great shock” – as well as about his deep bond with the late Prince of Darkness.What Watt Said About Ozzy’s Death + ImpactDuring the interview (published online on Sept. 27), Watt – who produced 2020’s Ordinary Man and 2022’s Patient Number 9 – reflected on why the loss of Ozzy was so surprising and painful.“Everything…

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Forever begins now: Selena Gomez married producer and songwriter Benny Blanco last night at an intimate ceremony in Santa Barbara, California. In a series of (very chic) photos the star posted to Instagram, we can clearly see that Gomez’s look radiated timeless elegance—from her halter Ralph Lauren gown to her iridescent, oval-shaped nails to her glamorous, old Hollywood bob.We’re still waiting with bated breath for those nail details (more to come, we’re sure, from celebrity manicurist Tom Bachik!), but Who What Wear did score a coveted hair breakdown from her longtime stylist Renato Campora. He calls the style a “Hollywood…

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ROG Strix is Asus’s performance-focused subbrand. This is where the company’s thicker, more conventional gaming laptops are found. Pricing can range widely, as it includes affordable options like the ROG Strix G16 with the RTX 5050, which starts at just $1,300.TUF Gaming is the company’s entry-level gaming laptop subbrand. These TUF gaming laptops used to be some of the most affordable gaming laptops you could buy, but they’ve gone up in price over the past few years. There aren’t any Asus gaming laptops under $1,000 that feature the latest RTX 50-series GPUs, though you can find plenty of older models…

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Physicists have measured both the momentum and position of a particle without breaking Heisenberg’s iconic uncertainty principle.In quantum mechanics, particles don’t have fixed properties the way everyday objects do. Instead, they exist in a haze of possibilities until they’re measured. And when certain properties are measured, others become uncertain. According to Heisenberg’s uncertainty, it’s not possible to know both a particle’s exact position and its exact momentum at the same time.But a new study has shown a clever loophole around this restriction. Physicists in Australia have demonstrated that by focusing on different quantities, known as modular observables, they can simultaneously…

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Look if you’re going to make a prequel to Stephen King’s It, the only time to release is is in October. That’s when the new series It: Welcome to Derry, premieres on HBO Max. Based on King’s concepts and developed by much of the same team behind the two recent It movies, it (sorry) takes place in the early 1960s and reveals a previous altercation between an earlier generation of kids and Pennywise the evil clown. (Bill Skarsgard will reprise his role from the films as well.) Guessing it goes great for all involved and nothing terrifying happens at all!Okay, so if the real world…

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Lola Young collapsed mid-performance during her set at All Things Go’s New York festival on Saturday night. According to Billboard, the singer was five songs into her set when she suddenly fell, prompting her bandmates, team, and security to rush to her aid and escort her offstage. The remainder of her set was canceled. Later, Young reassured fans with an Instagram update, writing: “Doing okay now. Thank you for all of your support.” The incident came just one day after Young pulled out of a scheduled appearance at Audacy’s We Can Survive concert at the Prudential Center in Newark, New…

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26 Sep 2025 Business Books That Redefine What It Means to Be a Founder These aren’t just books about business; they’re about identity, grit, and vision. Perfect for anyone who sees entrepreneurship as a calling, not just a career. Each book explores the human side of building something from nothing. They’ll inspire you to lead with both courage and clarity. Bootstrapping Bronto: The Art of Scaling Your Startup Without Venture Capital by Joe Colopy Release Date: September 23, 2025 Bootstrapping Bronto tells the story of how Joe Colopy started, grew, and sold his startup for $200 million — all without…

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The enduring popularity of books may depend on more than just their storyTetra Images, LLC / Alamy Why do some novels captivate generation after generation, while others hit bestseller lists upon publication, then fade away? A study suggests the answer may partly lie in the structure of their words and sentences. Past research has explored the content that makes some books become bestsellers, with an affectionate male character often being a winning factor, but little is known about what contributes to a novel still being popular a century later. To learn more, Leyao Wang at York University in Toronto, Canada,…

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