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BooksHistorian Fergus Bordewich salutes the civil war general turned 18th president for his attempt to reconstruct the south Beginning in Ulysses S Grant’s first term, the civil-war general turned president focused his energies on a new campaign. Although this one also involved the army, it primarily relied on the forces of the American legal system to combat a rising threat in the south – the racist violence of a new clandestine organization, the Ku Klux Klan.

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In preparation for her latest production, “Tiny Beautiful Things,” costume designer Alana Morshead “stalked every book [Cheryl Strayed] wrote and everything [she] ever said, and put it into this show.” Hulu’s newest limited series “Tiny Beautiful Things” released all eight episodes on April 8, and is based on Strayed’s best-selling collection of her “Dear Sugar” advice column, “Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar.” Kathryn Hahn stars as Clare, a mother and wife whose world begins to crumble — just in time for her to become an advice columnist.

FictionReviewMiddle-aged twins who lived in rural isolation until their mother’s death rail against ‘civilisation’ in Fuller’s skilful tale Claire Fuller’s impressive new novel opens by documenting, in fine and gravely moving detail, the last moments of an elderly woman, Dot, early one snowy morning in the isolated, run-down cottage she has shared with her children, the middle-aged twins Jeanie and Julius, since the violent death of their father in an accident almost 40 years earlier.

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As an athlete, rest is one of the most important factors. It could be the small difference between a good and a great player. After a dominating 19-year career in the NBA, Shaquille O’Neal knows the value of giving his giant frame a break. And he follows a similar principle as a businessman. Likewise, the $400 million net worth superstar proves one of the richest men in the world may be wrong about one thing.

LL Cool J recently opened up about the reasoning behind him shelving his collaborative album with 50 Cent. During a recent appearance on The Breakfast Club, the rap legend sat down with the crew and explained that while he enjoyed the experience, it didn't quite feel like him. LL Cool J mentioned that they had all the necessary components, but they were lacking that special something. "I just wanted to try something different.

Prepare the nursery! Miranda Kerr is expecting her fourth child. The Australian model announced the news via Snapchat on Friday.  The new little bundle of joy with be Kerr's third child with husband and Snapchat co-founder Evan Spiegel, whom she married in 2017. The couple welcomed sons Hart in May 2018 and Myles in October 2019. She is also mother to Flynn, born January 2011, whom she shares with ex-husband Orlando Bloom.

The ExxonMobil oil refinery in Baton Rouge. Project 2025 would bolster the oil and gas industry and gut the Environmental Protection Agency. Photograph: Barry Lewis/In Pictures/Getty ImagesThe ExxonMobil oil refinery in Baton Rouge. Project 2025 would bolster the oil and gas industry and gut the Environmental Protection Agency. Photograph: Barry Lewis/In Pictures/Getty ImagesBig oil uncoveredClimate crisis This article is more than 5 months old‘Project 2025’: plan to dismantle US climate policy for next Republican presidentThis article is more than 5 months oldRightwing groups penned a conservative wish list of proposals for the next conservative president to gut environmental protections