Sophie Kinsella, the British writer of the "Shopaholic" series and numerous other novels for adults and children, died today at age 55. As well as a bestselling writer, she was a mother of five, married since 1991 to Henry Wickham, who she met at Oxford. She died of glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, which she was diagnosed with in 2022.
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Sophie Kinsella, 'Confessions of a Shopaholic' Author, Dies at 55
Sophie Kinsella has died at the age of 55. The British author was best known for her series of 'Shopaholic' books.
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Who knew a font could be woke? U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has asked diplomats to ditch Calibri and return to using Times New Roman in official communications. The State Department adopted Calibri in 2023 because it's considered a more accessible font for people with disabilities. A cable sent to diplomats yesterday read: β€œTo restore decorum and professionalism to the Department’s written work products and abolish yet another wasteful DEIA program, the Department is returning to Times New Roman as its standard typeface." Here's more from [@huffingtonpost](
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Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
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McDonald's AI-created holiday commercial was taken down after just a few days after an overwhelmingly negative response from pretty much anyone who saw it. Here's more from [@Futurism](
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McDonald's Pulls Down AI-Generated Holiday Ad After Deluge of Mockery
McDonald's Netherlands is catching flak for a stupefying AI-generated video, which was roundly condemned on social media.
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Journalist Francesco Pacifico has seen lots of American tourists in his home city of Rome. He writes for The Dial about how he feels about them. "The American tourist used to be regarded as the most obnoxious creature in the world. Loud, naΓ―ve, ham fisted, needy," he writes. "Now we are all American tourists. The people who come here want to hang out in a Pinterest fever dream. That tastelessness that was so easy to call American is now everybody’s. It belongs to the class that has the money to build."
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Are You Enjoying Our Linguine? — The Dial
How American tourists took over everything.
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Look away if you're under 10 or so: Santa Claus is our biggest collective lie. But is it harmful? [@TexasMonthly](
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Should You Lie to Your Kid About Santa?
Psychologists in Texas are trying to answer a question that has boggled parents for decades.
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The Golden Globe nominations were announced earlier today. [@ew](
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2026 Golden Globes nominations: See the full list of nominees
Full list of 2026 Golden Globes nominations announced, as 'Wicked: For Good' is shut out of top category and 'Sinners' slayed the movie nominations...
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You may not know the name of the classical piece "On the Nature of Daylight," but you probably know how it sounds β€” the composition by Max Richter has been used on the soundtracks of everything from "Stranger than Fiction" and "Shutter Island" to "Arrival." Most recently, it was used for a key scene in "Hamnet." Richter spoke to [@IndieWire](
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Max Richter Interview β€” On the Nature of the 'Hamnet' Score
Composer Max Richter tells IndieWire about putting little gracenotes into his powerful score for the Chloe Zhao film.
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David Ellison still wants Warner Bros. His coalition, which includes Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds and Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners, is launching a $108.4B hostile takeover bid of the company. Last week, Warner Bros.' board agreed a deal with Netflix; this new bid will go directly to shareholders. Here's more from [@Variety](
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Paramount Launches Hostile Takeover Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery at $30 per Share
David Ellison is not going away quietly in his quest to land Warner Bros. Discovery.
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