Stories that matter articles
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Blue Stories Matter
For years I worked as police reporter for The Washington Times, spending long hours in squad cars in various cities getting to know cops well. Now I listen to nice white people in the suburbs, and self-assured voices from NPR, talking about the police. They know nothing of the world where the police work. They […]
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‘My favourite stories are love stories’: Emily Henry on her enemies-to-lovers relationship with romance fiction
With four million copies sold and three books in adaptation, the Beach Read author is riding high. She talks about hope, TikTok tropes and escapismA few weeks after Emily Henry’s second romance novel, You and Me on Vacation, was published in May 2021, she noticed a “giant” spike in sales. Her editor and agent had noticed it too. They were all emailing and texting, trying to figure out what was happening, when someone finally cracked it: “It’s BookTok”.Henry had already made it on to the New York...
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AiDot releases first Matter-compatible air purifier alongside an updated lineup with Matter integration
Choosing smart home products used to be confusing due to compatibility issues, but AiDot is going all in on Matter, making it easier.