Stavros Halkias Never Wanted to Get Political 14. August 2026 (11:02) The podcast host and emerging Hollywood presence spoke about his new stand-up special, giving advice to incels and comedy’s rightward creep.(New York Times)
How Thrillers Hook You With Their First Sentence 14. August 2026 (11:00) Can our Book Review editor, Tina Jordan, guess thrillers from their first sentence? In this game we explore a few of the books from The New York Times’s “50 Best Thrillers of the 21st Century” list; and learn a bit more about why opening sentences are so important to get people reading.(New York Times)