In 1972, the great German novelist Heinrich Böll described the campaign of violence launched by the Red Army Faction (RAF) since its foundation two years earlier as a war of “six against 60 million”. The writer was vilified for the phrase, accused of sympathy for bombers and murderers. But Böll had highlighted the most important…
Welcome to the Book Review Book Club! Every month we select a book to discuss with our readers. Last month we read “Transcription,” by Ben Lerner. (You can also find past book club discussions in the Book Review podcast feed.) “Yesteryear,” by Caro Claire Burke, is one of the buzziest books of 2026, and with…
In the parlance of undercover operatives, a “legend” is the false identity one concocts to infiltrate a criminal network. “Your legend has to come from you, or it won’t work. Your legend has to be part of you, or it won’t work,” explains Don (Steve Coogan), a British customs agent charged with training a group…
Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the teenager whose severely decomposed body was discovered last fall in the trunk of the singer D4vd’s car, died in a homicide involving “multiple penetrating injuries,” according to a report released Wednesday by the County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner. In the 26-page report, the office said the body had…
Crambo repeated his victory of final yr when grimly holding on to win a second Howden Lengthy Stroll Hurdle at Ascot. Since his victory within the race 12 months in the past, his profession had been in peril of coming off the rails, having dissatisfied at Cheltenham and Aintree. Coach Fergal O’Brien had wished him…
