The Group stages of the World Cup as of June 28th are finishing up.
And while some teams have already been eliminated, there are still many teams dreaming of the chance to lift the FIFA World Cup. Several are looking for the opportunity to do so for the first time ever.
Yes, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association simply known as FIFA is facing many corruption charges.
Although the official Hollywood awards season may be long over—so long, Emmys, ta-ta, Oscars, goodbye, Golden Globes!— the biggest awards in publishing were just announced last week: the Pulitzers.
I love the Pulitzer Prizes because they celebrate outstanding prose in all its forms. They aren’t limited to only books, like the National Book Awards, or only novels, like the Man Booker Prize. Now in their 101st year, the Pulitzer Prizes recognize outstanding achievements in the fields of journalism (newspaper, magazine, and Internet), music composition, and literature.
2017 was an incredible year for memoirs narrated by their respective authors. They come in all shapes and sizes, from David Sedaris’ funny and heartwarming Theft, to the thought provoking Hunger from Roxanne Gay, to the critically acclaimed Born a Crime from Trevor Noah, and the bestselling Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance.
