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The Life and Science of Richard Feynman, “Isaac Newton” and “The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood,” Gleick is particularly well equipped to explore how the idea of time travel evolved across the past century in science, literature, technology and philosophy. Far-ranging, lucid, accessible and witty, “Time Travel” tackles its elusive subject from unusual angles but with fine-tuned focus. Readers who know Wells’ “The Time Machine” only from the 1960 George Pal film or as another half-forgotten... Читать дальше...

Both women gave that office new visibility and authority and developed their independent personas, Hillary at first through fostering a health care plan and later by focusing on women and children, Eleanor by never ceasing to promote social causes. Both suffered the pain and public humiliation of their husband’s infidelities, and both were transformed by the experience. The monumental achievement of this current volume, which may be read without reference to the earlier works, is the rich depiction of the period’s contextual history... Читать дальше...

How to Survive a Plague The Inside Story of How Citizens and Science Tamed AIDS France’s remarkable work is the definitive book on AIDS activism, a long-overdue update on Randy Shilts’ 1987 “And the Band Played On.” Kennedy’s eighth novel burrows deep into the lives and minds of two sympathetic misfits as they ricochet around London over the course of a 24-hour period. The Louis Till File Wideman enlists Emmett Till and his father, and others, to help us understand a particular dimension of American racism... Читать дальше...

Chloe Caldwell “I’ll Tell You in Person.” How the Maker Movement Is Changing Our Schools, Our Jobs and Our Minds. Commonwealth Club, 555 Post St., S.F. (415) 597-6705. www.commonwealthclub.org. David Grinspoon, Alison van Diggelen Earth in Human Hands: Shaping Our Planet’s Future. Commonwealth Club, 555 Post St., S.F. (415) 597-6705. www.commonwealthclub.org. Linda Watanabe McFerrin, Joanna Biggar “Wandering in Andalusia.” Rebecca Solnit The writer, historian and activist in conversation with Maria Popova. Читать дальше...

Berkeley author Lucy Jane Bledsoe shows the sexy side of the 1950s in her new novel, “A Thin Bright Line,” based on the true story of her lesbian aunt, Lucybelle Bledsoe, for whom she was named. Once a doctoral candidate in English literature, her aunt, also called Lucy, left academia for a publishing job in New York, and then left a career as a science editor for a government lab in Chicago with a creepy Cold War acronym, the Snow Permafrost Ice Research Establishment (SPIRE). [...] the real Lucybelle Bledsoe is mostly a cipher... Читать дальше...

I was born into the last generation of homosexual people who grew up not knowing if there was anyone else on the entire planet who felt the way that we felt. “When We Rise: My Life in the Movement,” by Cleve Jones No one knew her religion when they found my mother dead outside of Gettysburg in a smashed-up T-bird with a man named Royal Brown, so they cremated her. ... Читать дальше...

The Fellowship of the Ring approaches, TheWrap takes a look at fourteen actors who were almost a part of the most acclaimed trilogy of all time. Jake Gyllenhaal was one of many who auditioned for Frodo Baggins, but bombed so badly that director Peter Jackson called him the worst actor he had ever seen. When they turned it down, Sam Neill was considered before Ian McKellen accepted the role he was born to play. Every “Fellowship” fan knows the labored story of finding Aragorn: the producers cast... Читать дальше...

Styne was one of the highest paid agents at the firm, earning a roughly $2 million base salary, according to two people familiar with his compensation. Longtime Film Lit Agent Spencer Baumgarten Leaves CAA for ICM Partners Weeks prior, theatrical agents Kim Hodgert and Kami Putnam-Heist left to become managers at Anonymous Content, putting in play a long client list that included Joel Edgerton, Margot Robbie, Gugu Mbatha-raw, Alden Ehrenreich, Dane DeHaan, Sam Worthington, Dakota Fanning, Ruth Wilson, Eva Mendes and Hailee Steinfeld.

Annapurna Pictures has acquired a pitch about the alleged sexual misconduct perpetrated by former Fox News chairman Roger Ailes and has put the movie on the fast track, TheWrap has learned. The film will focus on Megyn Kelly and other women at Fox News who accused the bombastic chairman of numerous incidents of sexual misconduct and assault. Kelly told Fox executives that she, too, had been subject to sexual harassment from Ailes and, two days after, the face of Fox News resigned from the company.

The toymaker's account responded that the product wasn't "endorsed, produced or approved by Fisher-Price." The image was posted just two days after Fisher-Price was the target of a spoof by "Saturday Night Live," which aired a fake ad for toys for sensitive boys, including a wishing well.

MINNEAPOLIS — Halfway through his first season hosting “A Prairie Home Companion,” mandolin maestro Chris Thile still feels “like a kid in a candy store” taking over the long-running popular public radio show created by Garrison Keillor. “I can be so much more of a relaxed host,” Thile said, sounding ebullient over the phone as he prepared for the Saturday, Dec. 10, show, featuring Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, bassist Edgar Meyer and comedian Marina Franklin, from the Town Hall in New York. Читать дальше...

A bearded 35-year-old sound engineer, DJ and outdoorsman, Barrett Clark was indispensable to countless Bay Area music venues and festivals. Clark, who grew up in Santa Rosa, provided audio tech for nightspots including Bottom of the Hill, Mezzanine and DNA Lounge in San Francisco. Clark was identified Friday as one of 36 victims of the devastating Dec. 2 fire at a warehouse electronic music show in Oakland, and his loss was swiftly mourned by music venues, record shops and bands as well as hundreds of friends and fans. Читать дальше...

The concern stems from comments by former police records custodian Reynaldo Chavez, who said in a nine-page sworn affidavit that the department trained certain units and command staff to edit videos of interactions with civilians beginning in 2013. Following a string of shootings, the U.S. Justice Department in 2014 released findings from a more than yearlong investigation into Albuquerque police that faulted officers for using unreasonable force with mentally ill people and others who could not comply with officers' commands. Читать дальше...

Indiana man charged with killing father claims self-defense (AP) — A northeast Indiana man charged with killing his father alleges he fired the fatal shots because he feared for his life. Branston Secrest says his father accused him of stealing his bike and started choking him.

The capsule — called Kounotori, or white stork — contains nearly 5 tons of food, water and other supplies, including six new lithium-ion batteries for the station's solar power system. Astronauts will conduct spacewalks next month to replace the old nickel-hydrogen batteries that store energy generated by the station's big solar panels. The helium pressurization system in the rocket's upper stage was breached, resulting in a massive fireball. In a televised interview from the space station following Friday's launch... Читать дальше...

MLive (http://bit.ly/2gsThy7 ) reports the City Council voted 10-1 this week to hire the Ann Arbor Art Center to help with the selection process for the design. Everyone from elementary school students to professional artists will be able to submit ideas.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — The father of a 3-year-old western New York girl and his girlfriend have been charged in connection with the child's death last month. The Monroe County District Attorney's Office says 24-year-old Erica Bell of Rochester was charged with second-degree murder and first-degree manslaughter in an indictment unsealed Thursday.

The spending bill has stalled in the Senate as Democrats fight for a one-year extension for the miners' health benefits rather than the temporary fix. The Senate's top Republican is seeking to turn the tables on the coal-state Democrats standing in the way of swift passage of a stopgap spending bill over health benefits for retired miners. The spending bill to keep the federal government operating through April is stalled in the Senate as Democrats facing re-election in 2018, including West Virginia's Joe Manchin... Читать дальше...

The Geneva-based body has no power to sanctions countries but it can decide to carry out formal investigations of human rights abuses and its resolutions carry moral weight.

(AP) — Clayton County police say they have arrested a 16-year-old McDonald's employee who they say walked into one of the fast food chain's restaurants, shot and killed a co-worker and ran off. Clayton County police Sgt. Ashanti Marbury tells the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (http://on-ajc.com/2glgwM5 ) that the shooting happened around 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the fast-food restaurant in Jonesboro.

Critics of a lethal injection drug that has been used in problematic executions in several states say Thursday's execution in Alabama provides more evidence that it shouldn't be used to put inmates to death. Smith and other inmates argued in a court case that the drug is an unreliable sedative and could cause them to feel pain, citing its use in problematic executions. Smith was convicted of capital murder in the Nov. 8, 1994, fatal shooting of Huntsville store clerk Casey Wilson.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Win 4 Midday" game were: 0-4-1-5, Lucky Sum: 10 (zero, four, one, five; Lucky Sum: ten)

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Numbers Midday" game were: 6-6-3, Lucky Sum: 15 (six, six, three; Lucky Sum: fifteen)

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Republican Gov.-elect Chris Sununu will have considerable power to shape the direction of public education with four key appointments during his first months in office. Who he picks for the jobs could determine whether New Hampshire continues exploring competency-based education, scraps Common Core and opens more charter schools. [...] with the power to sign and veto legislation, he'll decide on issues such as funding for full-day kindergarten and whether students can opt out of standardized tests.

The U.N.'s special envoy to Syria says a meeting on Saturday between Moscow and Washington is extremely important because it could result in avoiding "massive destruction" if a plan for the evacuation of rebel fighters and civilians from Aleppo can be worked out. Hundreds of Syrian civilians streamed out on foot from the eastern part of Aleppo on Friday in the wake of the relentless campaign by Syrian government troops and allies including Russia to drive rebels from their rapidly crumbling enclave. Читать дальше...