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The 'Die With Zero' Rule of Retirement

If spending makes you nervous, the 'Die With Zero' rule might be for you. Because you don’t want to be the richest person in the graveyard.

Kiplinger · Jul 14, 2025

‘Gorky Park’ author Martin Cruz Smith dies at 82

Mystery novelist Martin Cruz Smith, known for such Arkady Renko thrillers as “Gorky Park,” has died at age 82

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2025

Natalie Alkiviadou Guest-Blogging About "Hate Speech and the European Court of Human Rights"

I'm delighted to report that Dr. Natalie Alkiviadou, Senior Research Fellow at the Future of Free Speech at Vanderbilt University will be… The post Natalie Alkiviadou Guest-Blogging About "Hate Speech and the European Court of Human Rights" appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Jul 14, 2025

The Salt Path author’s former landlord claims Moth Winn told him he had months to live

‘It just makes no sense whatsoever,’ said Bill Cole, who rented his farm to the couple

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2025

41 Wholesome Posts To Show There’s Still Good In The World, As Shared In This Online Community

No negative content is allowed after this point.

Bored Panda · Jul 13, 2025

I'm dangerously obsessed with this Japanese graphic design book

Take me to Japan, now!

Creative Bloq · Jul 13, 2025

Geri Halliwell faces £1 million book company debt after husband Christian is sacked from Red Bull

The former Spice Girl’s publishing firm, Falcon Queen Productions, has seen its debts spiral

Evening Standard · Jul 13, 2025

Celebrities and authors reveal 7 books they're reading this summer

What do the people who write books for a living like to read on their holidays? Here's what they told us

Woman & Home · Jul 13, 2025

Vulture by Phoebe Greenwood: The darkly comic despair of the foreign correspondent

This novel doesn’t need the old-fashioned disclaimer that any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental, because plainly it isn’t. Like her heroine, Sara Byrne, author Phoebe Greenwood was a freelance newspaper correspondent on the Middle East.

Evening Standard · Jul 13, 2025

Rewriting The Past: Indonesia's New History Books Spook Scholars

The Indonesian government's plans to issue new history books have sparked fears that mention of deadly riots in 1998 targeting mostly ethnic Chinese in the country will be scrubbed from the text.

International Business Times · Jul 13, 2025