This is what the Defector staff listened to and enjoyed this year. From the Pyre, by The Last Dinner Party In a year where ...

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Matthew and Gunnar are glass-half-full guys. Positivity runs through the conversation and the book. So Matthew went backstage ...

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This Billboard Japan interview explores how getting closer to fans overseas shifted their mindset in some ways and left other ...

The screenplay for what would become the eighth film in the series wasn’t finished, but Kass told McCartney it was an ...

Studying one of the simplest animals, Stanford's Prakash Lab uncovered how it folds itself into complex shapes—revealing new ...

As a tumultuous year comes to an end, the New York Times Opinion politics writer Michelle Cottle talks to the columnists ...

Every year, the market has a theme. For 2026, I think it will be this: If you buy stocks in the new year, your return will be ...

Microsoft Word can save your documents online to OneDrive, which can be great for data redundancy and remote access. But it’s ...

AI diagramming tools in 2025 generate flowcharts automatically from text prompts, speeding up project mapping and planning. Many platforms now integrate with team collaboration systems, enabling ...

Just so you know, this is not the full Early Word, and you’re missing out. Become a subscriber, and you’ll get the full story in your inbox every week day. Happy Tuesday. It’s Nov. 18, and the Memphis ...