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)
RM, a Superstar With BTS, Gets His Feet Wet As an Art Curator 14. August 2026 (11:00) RM, of BTS, brings 145 works by Korean artists to SFMOMA this fall. “I know Picasso, I know van Gogh. I don’t know anyone from my country,” he told himself as he began to buy. “You have to find your root.”(New York Times)
A Silicon Valley Dirt Farmer Hangs Up His Shears 14. August 2026 (11:00) Andy Mariani grows exotic and ethereally delicious stone fruit in the shadow of tech giants. But at age 80, it’s time to give up the land.(New York Times)
A Silicon Valley Dirt Farmer Hangs Up His Shears 14. August 2026 (11:00) Andy Mariani grows exotic and ethereally delicious stone fruit in the shadow of tech giants. But at age 80, it’s time to give up the land.(New York Times)
