Lisa Morgan

1 month ago | wypr.org | Marion Winik |Lisa Morgan

Will technology and AI will save us, or eventually ruin our lives? On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels about dystopias, both past and present, that might make you rethink buying that Apple watch or sharing too much with Alexa: The Dream Hotel, by Laila Lalami, and The Antidote, by Karen Russell. All titles available at your favorite local bookstore or online at bookshop.org The Weekly Reader WYPR BooksBooksWYPR Artsliterary arts

1 month ago | wypr.org | Milton Kent |Lisa Morgan

It’s been just over a year since David Rubinstein took over as principal owner of the Orioles and the results have been mixed. Rubinstein’s sunny disposition has brought a modicum of excitement around Camden Yards. There’s a feeling that the billionaire attorney and investor will do what his predecessors, the Angelos family, wouldn’t, namely spend money to make the Birds better. Inside Oriole Park, however, things have been a little cloudier.

1 month ago | wypr.org | Marion Winik |Lisa Morgan

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new collections of stories that will remind you that the world is big and complex, and that sometimes your own troubles are just the tip of the iceberg: Atavists, by Lydia Millet, and Good Women, Halle Hill. The Weekly Reader WYPR BooksWYPR Reads

2 months ago | wypr.org | Lisa Morgan |Marion Winik

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels about dealing with modern predicaments in creative ways: Jane and Dan at the End of the World, by Colleen Oakley, and Rental House, by Weike Wang. The Weekly Reader BooksWYPR ReadsWYPR Books

2 months ago | wypr.org | Lisa Morgan |Milton Kent

Welcome to Sports at Large. I’m Milton Kent. Nico Iamaleava is a quarterback with Tennessee and if his name doesn’t ring a bell with you, it will soon and not necessarily because of his productivity on the gridiron. Iamaleava had a nice first season, throwing for 2,600 yards and 19 touchdowns with only five interceptions. He completed 64 percent of his passes and at the end of his inaugural campaign, Iamaleava did what many young athletes do, he asked for a raise.