It’s been a newsy week in the world of books and reading, and I’ve got a smorgasbord of stories that didn’t make the cut for the full Today in Books treatment. Let’s catch up!  💸 Publishing models that rely on gig workers are bad for everyone.  🪐 The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association has announced the finalists
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In this article MDGL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT In this photo illustration, the Madrigal Pharmaceuticals logo is displayed on a smartphone screen.  Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the first-ever treatment for a common and potentially deadly form of liver disease
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“Let’s go shopping for plus size jeans,” is a statement which used to give me absolute nightmares. Being a plus-size girlie with a small waist and much larger hip, finding jeans to actually fit and not leave that huge gap above my bum (that even a belt can’t hold together) isn’t the easiest task at
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The TikTok issue is one of the biggest damned if you do, damned if you don’t problems on America’s agenda. On April 14, 2023, nearly a year ago, Montana became the first state to try to ban TikTok, but a US District Judge put a temporary halt to the ban, saying it “oversteps state power,”
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If reading is a way to get whisked away to a whole new world, reading via audiobook allows you to dive even deeper into an author’s imagination. With advances in recording technology, audiobooks can incorporate music, sound effects, and talented voice actors to build an atmosphere of total immersion for the reader. Frequent readers of
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Squid Game star O Yeong-Su has been convicted of sexual misconduct over allegations he hugged and kissed a woman on the cheek against her wishes. O was one of the stand-out performers in Netflix‘s global megahit Squid Game, garnering a Golden Globe nomination for his role as Oh Il-nam. According to reports in Korea, O
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Alex Garland‘s latest film, Civil War,  from A24 and featuring a star-studded cast including Kirsten Dunst, Cailee Spaeny, Wagner Moura, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Jesse Plemons, and Nick Offerman, aims to hold a mirror up to a society spiraling out amongst civil war. In a time when flipping through the news or scrolling through social media
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