How Marlon James Confronted ‘the Story I Was Not Allowed to Live’ NYT > Top Stories By: MJ Franklin 30 August 2026 at 16:24 With “The Disappearers,” the Booker Prize-winning author has written his most personal novel yet. © Marcus Maddox for The New York Times“I don’t go to novels to be safe,” Marlon James said. “I go to novels to be titillated, to be scared, to be educated, to be frightened — honestly, to be appalled.”
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Uphold Ban on Transgender Troops NYT > Top Stories By: Ann E. Marimow and Dave Philipps 28 August 2026 at 21:51 President Trump issued an executive order barring transgender service members from the military as part of a broader attack on transgender rights. © Allison Robbert for The New York TimesIf the justices accept the case, they could schedule oral arguments during the Supreme Court’s term that begins in October.
In ‘9 to 5,’ Dolly Parton Put a Friendly Face on Feminism NYT > Top Stories By: Susan Dominus 27 August 2026 at 23:05 In 1980, feminists were often stereotyped as man-hating or out of touch. Then Parton gave the movement a boost — and an anthem.
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