Sadie Stein

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Sadie Stein

In "Whack Job," Rachel McCarthy James finds a connection between self-reliance and brutality. And for the record, she's not so sure Lizzie Borden did it. You might think that writing about axe murder is morbid. "But, really, it's the history of civilization!" says Rachel McCarthy James, whose new book, "Whack Job" (St. Martin's), chronicles the bloody and fascinating history of this versatile tool and the people who wield it.

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2 days agoWoman rescues shark entangled in fishing line with her bare handsThis is the moment a woman rescued a shark tangled in fishing rope - with her bare hands. Charity Clark, 43, was paddleboarding with her friend Cassie Bailey, 33, near Big Pine Key, off the coast of Florida, on March 26, 2025. The pair first noticed a crab trap buoy behaving unusually before spotting the white outline of a shark.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Sadie Stein

In a new book, Benoît Gallot explains what it takes to run Père-Lachaise, where he lives with his wife, children and, he insists, no ghosts. Benoît Gallot in Père-Lachaise Cemetery, which he finds "serene" but not morbid. Credit... Julien Mignot for The New York Times In a new book, Benoît Gallot explains what it takes to run Père-Lachaise, where he lives with his wife, children and, he insists, no ghosts. Benoît Gallot in Père-Lachaise Cemetery, which he finds "serene" but not morbid. Credit...

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Sadie Stein

Natalie Portman reveals why she prefers living in Paris with her kids over Los Angeles: ‘Very good at privacy’Natalie Portman prefers to raise her family in The City of Light as opposed to under the Hollywood stars. The “Black Swan” actress, who moved to Paris …

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Sadie Stein

The British author, best known for her "Old Filth" trilogy, never paid much attention to literary fashion, and her 22 novels range widely in genre, tone and style. The work of the British novelist Jane Gardam, who died on April 28 at 96, was frequently described as "strange" because, despite her long and prolific career, she eluded easy categorization. And people are, as she well knew, essentially lazy. Lazy is one thing Gardam was assuredly not.