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)
Chatbots Are Pushing Us Toward a Post-Human Internet 14. August 2026 (11:00) In matters of work, school and even romance, we turn to A.I. chatbots. But what happens when the bots begin talking to one another?(New York Times)
