To celebrate the release of her newest novel, The Confession Club, here are 9 Elizabeth Berg quotes about writing from her 2010 WD interview. Elizabeth Berg, author of such novels as Open House and The Story of Arthur Truluv, spoke with WD’s Jessica Strawser in 2010 about how being selected for an Oprah Book Club pick can […]
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A viral video shows a white woman apparently blocking the entrance of a building and not allowing a Black woman to “go anywhere” because the white woman believed she would “rob somebody.” Instagram user Taheerah Rashad on Friday posted a video of the incident, which has since garnered thousands of views. The video was shared […]
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Baby Yoda has taken over the internet, but there’s a noticeable dearth of Baby Yoda merch out there. Disney announced recently that Baby Yoda merch will arrive soon, according to CNBC. (A few T-shirts are already listed on Amazon.) The items will presumably launch in time for the holidays, but what if you wanted to […]
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Move over, therapy dogs. Here come the llamas! Llamas and alpacas are simultaneously growing more common in therapeutic settings. While a handful are registered with Pet Partners, a national nonprofit clearinghouse for therapy animals, most are simply family farm pets whose owners take them to hospitals, college campuses and senior centers to ease people’s stress. […]
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Move over, therapy dogs. Here come the llamas! Llamas and alpacas are simultaneously growing more common in therapeutic settings. While a handful are registered with Pet Partners, a national nonprofit clearinghouse for therapy animals, most are simply family farm pets whose owners take them to hospitals, college campuses and senior centers to ease people’s stress. […]
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Instacart shoppers are, once again, fed up. In a scathing open letter directed at the company’s founder and CEO, Apoorva Mehta, a coalition of independent contractors voiced their frustration both with Instacart’s pay policies and its tipping structure. And they’re doing more than just typing: The gig-economy workers are staging a three-day work stoppage to […]
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Thought your Monday is the worst? Well, these cats will probably won’t agree… Sometimes you feel like the world has it in for you. Luckily, you’re right, so at least you can prepare accordingly with some savage memes designed to make you that ultimate super villain, including the laugh. Or take heart in the fact […]
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A congressman, responsible for leading the lawmaking process and representing the interests of the American people, has a comically weak phone passcode. An eagle-eyed viewer spotted Lance Gooden, a Republican representative from Texas, typing in his phone’s passcode on camera on Wednesday during Mark Zuckerberg testimony before the House Financial Services Committee. Although Gooden can […]
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