The Wordle word of the day on December 24 was spool, which feels almost deliberately understated for a date otherwise obsessed with excess, anticipation and noise. It is not festive. It does not ...
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
The characters in A Spool of Blue Thread look like the same Baltimore family members we've socialized with for 50 years in Anne Tyler's fiction. In fact, everything about her new novel — from its ...